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NASM's food/drink policy, as stated on our website, is "Food must be kept in sealed containers and may not be consumed in the museum (other than food purchased in the Mars Café). Personal water bottles may be brought in to the museum, bottle fillers are located alongside most water fountains." htt ...

My preference would be to use ethafoam blocks to fill the voids, especially if the boxes may be stacked at any time. If it was just one or two boxes, and I were moving them myself, and the pieces fairly light, crumpled tissue might work. But in a bulk move like this, when boxes are likely to be stacked ...

One significant difference I've found between Talas muslin and what reads like the same muslin from Joann's is hand. Talas fabric feels more solid without actually being harder or stiffer, and generally a better quality. I've not actually looked with a microscope, but I believe the Talas fabric's fibers ...

While I personally don't use laser pointers on tours, many of our docents do. I believe the color difference has more to do with the range and "tightness" of the beam, rather than any other properties. It's not really a problem artifact-wise. However, we've had to implement policies about NOT using the ...

We have had excellent results on a variety of surfaces with a product called, I kid you not, Poop-Off. It's an enzymatic cleaner, designed to be non-toxic for use around small pet birds. As always, you want to do a small test patch first. We use it primarily on metal, but also judicious use on wood and ...