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Hello –

I am looking for information on how best to display animation cels.  We have a small collation of cels, nineteen ranging in date from 1936-1941, which originally hung in a side hallway of the main house.  As the family and staff used this entrance the most when the home was occupied, the cels were exposed to a large amount of fluctuating temperatures and humidity.  Now that the home is a museum, this door and hall are still the exit for all tours.  I am hoping to find a way to create an exhibit case that can be placed within one of the more interior rooms of the home to display a few of the cels at a time.

The home is air conditioned but being in New Orleans our high humidity has caused problems over the years and I want to minimize that as much as possible.  Does anyone else have any animation cels on view in their historic house and if so, how do you display and maintain them?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,
Lenora

Hello –

I am looking for information on how best to display animation cels.  We have a small collation of cels, nineteen ranging in date from 1936-1941, which originally hung in a side hallway of the main house.  As the family and staff used this entrance the most when the home was occupied, the cels were exposed to a large amount of fluctuating temperatures and humidity.  Now that the home is a museum, this door and hall are still the exit for all tours.  I am hoping to find a way to create an exhibit case that can be placed within one of the more interior rooms of the home to display a few of the cels at a time.

The home is air conditioned but being in New Orleans our high humidity has caused problems over the years and I want to minimize that as much as possible.  Does anyone else have any animation cels on view in their historic house and if so, how do you display and maintain them?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,
Lenora