Environmental control

We are a provincial fine art museum and we will hopefully be moving
to a new purpose built facility around the year 2005.  At present
there are meetings progressing on the terms of reference and
requirements for the new building. Of course one of the questions
from the designers and managers is to the value of a stable
environment in storage areas and what the variations in temperature
and humidity could be. As one of the most expensive components of a
stable environment is air conditioning they are asking if the
variations as set down by internationally accepted standards could
be extended in storage areas.  As most of the collection will be
housed in storage I feel it is vital that these areas are
safeguarded from fluctuation and as the conservator I have been
asked to comment.  Therefore I am enquiring as to whether anyone as
any experience and/or knowledge to share on this subject to assist
us in arriving at an informed decision. Many thanks,

Lynn Campbell
Conservator
Robert McDougall Art Gallery

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                Distributed: Tuesday, September 9, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-11-23-012
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