<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi All,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am looking for some collection storage
advice and it was recommended I go the Collections Australia Network. The
City of Perth is about to upgrade its storage facility for the Art Collection.
It is a small collection comprising just under 300 works, a large proportion
of which are on display on a rotational basis. Most are framed paintings
and works on paper. Some of the works on paper may be de-framed and stored
in solander boxes or flat plan draws. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am wondering if any of the small scale
art collections throughout the country have recently upgraded their storage
facilities and can offer some advice. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We have a small room available, approximately
2.7 x 5.5 meters, there are no windows. I am planning on a flexible shelving
system for small to medium scale framed artworks and a wire rack on the
long wall for large scale framed works. I will probably use shelving or
flat plan draws for housing archival boxes for works on paper. We have
a very small number of objects that can be boxed and stored on the shelving
unit as well.</font>
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<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am wondering if anyone can recommend
a particular shelving system for framed artworks, if it came 'off the rack'
or was designed for you?</font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What type of lining you use on your
shelving? I have heard of a stable polypropylene padding/liner to prevent
damage to frame edges although I do not know what it is called. It may
be a polypropylene with a PE foam...</font>
<li><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Is there any other particular advice
you would give or things I should look out for? </font></ul>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am aware of and will implement key
issues such as: removing a carpet and sealing the room to prevent bugs,
having the shelves and racking raised slightly off the ground, low UV lighting,
and using materials that will not off gas. I will be hiring someone to
assist with the project, however the more advice the better.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks for your time.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cheers,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Isobel Wise<br>
<br>
Art Curator <br>
City of Perth<br>
Council House, 27 St Georges Terrace, Perth.<br>
GPO Box C120, Perth, Western Australia, 6839.<br>
Tel: (08) 9461 3403, Fax: (08) 9461 3086<br>
Email: isobel.wise@cityofperth.wa.gov.au <br>
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