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Kasey Calnan

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

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Posted By Kasey Calnan 04-26-2024 09:28
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Hi Laureen, The historic house I used to work at hired a company to install UV window film in some of the rooms. It was fairly expensive because of the company we chose, but the more rooms we did at one time the cheaper it was per room. About $1200 for one room vs. about $5000 for five rooms. The ...
Posted By Kasey Calnan 08-02-2022 13:16
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Corinne, Find out if the movers have worked with other museums before. If so, reach out to those museums for references of the movers. It helps knowing whether or not they're familiar with moving museum collections. -Kasey-- KASEY CALNAN (she/her/hers)Collections Manager 1601 Route 9D, Garrison, ...
Posted By Kasey Calnan 07-18-2022 11:39
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Hi all, My museum is working on a small stoneware exhibition and we are concerned about vibrations shifting the objects while they are in the cases. I have read that Museum Wax can stain, so I am hesitant to use it. Are there any alternatives that won't stain the objects (aside from building special ...
Posted By Kasey Calnan 02-01-2022 13:41
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Hi all, My museum is putting together a small stoneware exhibit. We have a glazed stoneware jug with a name engraved on it, but the name is difficult to read. Our curator suggested smearing some kind of wax on there to make the engraving more visible. The only wax I know is Museum Wax, but that won't ...