[BCMA] Museum Flooring Options

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

We at the Lillooet Museum are also interested in finding out what works for
other small museums. I can give a few pointers based on my own research but
I do not have a company or specific floor type in mind yet.
1. For ease of access having level crossings is very important - that is no
step between rooms.
2. having the same flooring style throughout your museum will allow you to
more easily have continuous displays that take up more than one gallery.
3. Light coloured floors will brighten up the gallery space - important if
your museum is a black box - but dark coloured floors don't look dirty as
quickly and can make a more 'dynamic' display area with spot lighting.
4. as with 1, while you are redoing the floor it might be a good time to
evaluate if you can remove any stairs for access purposes. I am hoping to
remove 3 - 5 stairs from our institution to make a level gallery floor, but
I have not heard from the architects if that is possible yet.


*Yours,*
*Farmer Chomitz*
they/them/any
Manager, Lillooet Museum
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:27 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
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> Dear friends and colleagues
>
> Here at Vancouver Police Museum & Archives our flooring is reaching the
> end of its time with us I think. I am hoping to install new flooring in the
> main gallery this year. I wanted to reach out to others and ask what types
> of flooring you have had installed in smaller museums, what finishes have
> worked well, and any recommendations of companies to install?
>
> Any advice or recommendations is appreciated.
>
> thanks
>
> Pamela
>
>
>
> Pamela Roberts
> Executive Director
> Vancouver Police Museum & Archives
>
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