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We frequently have activities in the galleries - printmaking,
modelmaking etc. but these are *always* staffed. Even "write your
comments here" stations have attached pencils and are within sight of a
guard. Messier activities are done in the workshops, and materials are
laid out on each table so that their quantity and presence can be
monitored by the staff and volunteers who run the workshops.

I don't think as an artist -- or as an insurer! -- I would be sanguine
about having an open bin of siccors and glue, unattended, in a museum
gallery.

Marc Taylor
Coordinator, Andrus Planetarium
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 963-4550 x223
Fax:  963-8558
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Subject: art making in galleries


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What experience have people had using art materials in galleries, such
as
glue sticks and scissors.  We are planning a workstation in one of our
galleries--it will be the only thing in the gallery--where visitors can
make
their own art postcard and "mail it"  to local artists who will answer
their
questions. We are considering collage as art form for postcard and
wondered
if it is absolutely crazy to have scissors and glue sticks in bins for
visitors to use.  This will not be staffed workstation.

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