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Hi Sheri-

We've got the same situation, and have to span about 50'.  Our solution 
was not off-the-shelf, but it was cheap and portable:  we bought about a 
dozen hollow-core doors that we turn on their sides.  If you lay them 
out in a slight zig-zag pattern and screw some scrap lumber from one to 
the next where they meet up, it works pretty well;  one pair of doors 
are hinged together, so one door can swing open/close for access.  We 
recently "upgraded" and had a volunteer add slots for handholds, which 
makes them easier to move.  We have plans someday to weld up some metal 
bases to set on the floor first, which would make them even easier to use...

Visitors LOVE being able to see what is going on.  And our PR people put 
up posters on the doors to let visitors know our exhibits are changing; 
 if it is a traveling exhibition we've developed or are touring, they 
also have posters to let our visitors know that we send our exhibitions 
all over the US.

Kathy Krafft
Exhibitions Curator
Sciencenter
Ithaca, NY

Sheri Cifaldi wrote:

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>Hi all,
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>We have a new traveling exhibit gallery where we'll be changing out interactive exhibits three times a year. Our new gallery also serves as the main pathway between two major parts of our museum (unfortunately we can't close off the gallery while we de-install/install exhibits).
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>I'm looking for a durable partition system that we can have up when we are working on de-installing and installing exhibits. It needs to be safe to use around children. Ideally it will have locking wheels (but not required) and be easy to store (not take up a lot of room) when we're not using. I'd like to find something off-the-shelf with no or few modifications needed instead of building something from scratch. Again, we'll be using the system 3 times a year indefinitely.
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>I estimate that we'll need approximately 40 linear feet of "barricade". It doesn't have to be tall. In fact, since we're a children's museum, we're prefer to keep the walls low (as low as 3') so kids can see what we're doing.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>Sheri
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>Director of Exhibit Design and Delivery
>Stepping Stones Museum for Children
>Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue
>Norwalk, CT 06850
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