The end of March found my mom and I in southern Arizona. My great uncle Mr. B has a cattle ranch outside of Tucson, where he set up business in 1952 (read a post about the nearby historic site The … Continue reading
The Still Room is taking a break this week to focus on setting up some summertime projects. … Continue reading
I have to ask the question above, because I truly don’t know the answer. I’m not a transportation expert (though sometimes I think I should have become one, rather than a museum professional). I grew up in the country, experienced … Continue reading
Never use sad, crumpled up pieces of tissue again for object transport! Switch to Tyvek pillows. While this isn’t a new idea, I assembled at least fifty of these in the last couple of years. I work with ethnographic sculpture, … Continue reading
Look at that – The Still Room Blog turns one year old. I’ve written almost 300 posts and had over 17,000 visitors. Have some cake! … Continue reading
The Still Room is taking a break to work on other writing projects this week. I have genealogy, Hurricane Sandy wrap, collection care, and 18th century writing deadlines to meet. See you on the flip side. … Continue reading
There’s a few too many things going on this week. I’m off to DC Thursday to talk about the future of collection care at the Washington Conservation Guild meeting - if you live in DC and want to here my talk on supporting … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway Flag Man Sign, August 2009