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I'm an undergrad in art history and industrial design, and my goal is to pursue exhibition design, museum fabrication, or preparator work.

I'm working on my capstone industrial design project, focusing on improving the mannequin dressing process. Unfortunately, my professor is requiring 30 survey responses for the research component. I've spoken individually to various museum professionals I know, but it certainly isn't 30 people. My request is, if you have 2-3 minutes, for you to fill out a quick survey (so I don't fail!). The results will be anonymously added to a private research report that will only be seen by me and my professor.

Has anyone used or tested UV cured clear coatings for sealing or padding small mounts?

Hello,

I'm Silvia Manrique, Director of Collections at The Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami Beach. We're planning a resonator guitar exhibition and would appreciate the group's input on a specific mounting challenge.

The exhibition will include guitars displayed three ways: wall-mounted (both vertical and horizontal orientations), in free-standing cases, and -the pieces I'm seeking guidance on- guitars mounted against clear acrylic panels and viewable from both front and back. Most of the guitars in this last category will be oriented vertically, and I'm picturing something along the lines of a two-pronged cradle/saddle, similar to commercial guitar-stand mounts, but built to museum standards and as unobtrusive as possible.

A few questions for the group:

1. Do you have examples of clip or mount designs for this kind of dual-sided viewing that are minimally visible/unobtrusive?

2. What's the preferred method for attaching a mount to an acrylic panel for an object this size and…

Hi all -

I'm teaching again in Brooklyn in August. All levels of students are welcome to join, but silver soldering experience is a prerequisite. Returning students can sign up to skip the introductory lecture portion. For those of you traveling from out of town, there would be time Friday night to visit a museum open late. Contact the studio or me jodyhanson@verizon.net if you have any questions.

Jody

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