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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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When I worked at the St. Louis Science Center, Mylar balloons were
not allowed because they would get loose in our central atrium, which
was also the venue for large-scale regular laser shows. The balloons
would get loose, and cause a dangerous reflective situation.
Beryl
>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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>Greetings.
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>Has anyone discontinued the use of balloons in their museum/science
>center due to concerns about safety and liability (choking/suffocation)?
>We provide standard-sized helium balloons at children's birthday
>parties, and this practice is coming under question, so thought I would
>consult the group mind.
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>Thanks,
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>Karen Keese
>National Atomic Museum
>Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs
MIT Museum
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