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Hello, Our HVAC company wants to install an ionized water softener that uses salt crystals for the water that feeds into the humidifier for our galleries. We have a combination of oil and acrylic paintings and sculpture, mostly, wood, metal, and stone. Should I be concerned about the introduction of ...

My museum just had new tinted UV film installed on our gallery windows and will be adding roller shades. Is there a way to factor the total amount of visible light that will be blocked with the combination of both? How does one properly add the percentage of visible light transmittance of the window ...

My art museum is looking into window roller shades for our galleries. We have been presented with fabrics with many different amounts of "openness" of weave. Is there any information out there that calculates the actual amount of visible light the various percentages block? Best,Joanna BakerRegistrar ...

Dear Tara, I guess the term 'new' is relative. We have had it for about a year, so the tech is doing the yearly maintenance. However, he did suggest that increasing cleanings could improve air quality. ------------------------------ Joanna Baker Registrar and Collection Manager The Kreeger Museum ...

With an emphasis these days on improving air quality in the galleries, it was suggested by our HVAC technician that we sanitize our new air handler coils with a product often used in hospitals. I worry that it is inappropriate to use in our setting and that the fumes that might that result could potentially ...