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Recycling and Reusing
Archival Materials and Museum Furniture
Speakers
• Katie Fleming: Gallery Manager and Education
Coordinator, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
• Barbara Hanson Forsyth: Senior Manager of Collections
and Exhibitions at Mingei International Museum
• Lisa Schmidt: Ambassador at CultureNut Xchange, a
division of Exhibits Development Group
Buried in Batting!
Katie Fleming
Gallery Manager &
Education Coordinator
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum
of Anthropology
Berkeley, California
The Move
Basketry &
Textile
Packing
Scope: 10,000+ baskets and 12,000+
textiles needed to be assessed,
photographed, packed and relocated
Timeline: 2 years
Team: 1 project manager, 5-8
preparators, 2 registrars, 1
conservator, lots of volunteers!
Packing
Materials
Used
Cardboard boxes
Packing Paper
Polyester Fiberfill
Bubble Wrap
HDPE Plastic Bags
Acid Free Tissue
Ethafoam
Archival board
• 1500lbs of polyester fiberfill
• 5,000+ cardboard boxes
• 200+ plastic pallets
• 10,000+ sheets of packing
paper
• 3,000+ feet of bubble wrap
Packing Materials
by the Numbers
Reuse During
the Move
Sorting, labeling and re-using packing materials
Fabrication of storage mounts for safety both during
travel and long-term
Modifications of storage furniture for travel
Daily inventorying of materials
Daily scheduled time for materials management
Modifications of storage furniture for maximum
reuse and functionality in new space
Redistribution Project – Finding Recipients
Professional
networks
Social platforms Community Reuse
Organizations
Long shots!
Professional Networks
Museum Associations
Professional Networking Groups
City and Community Arts Organizations
Colleagues and friends
Social Platforms
LinkedIn
Craigslist
Nextdoor
Facebook Groups
Community Reuse Organizations
SCRAP
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
Urban Ore
Your local organization!
Long Shots!
PTAs, teachers and schools
Independent arts and community organizations
Retirement communities
Local makers
Shipping organizations and movers with storage space
Obstacles
Time
Finding
recipients
Security
Funding
Institutional
restrictions
Space
Takeaways
• Build a reuse and redistribution plan into your
move or project
• Use modular and durable materials whenever
possible
• Expect the unexpected
• Build time into your work day for materials
management and logistics
• Develop and leverage community networks
• If space allows, retain materials for your next
project
There’s no such thing as a
green collections move…
But one can find creative solutions to reuse and
repurpose furniture and other resources
Packing frenzy
Friday load-out days
Our temporary “staging” unit
A Game of Tetris
Packing drawers
Drawer “box” with objects packed in place
and inventory list
Stacking drawers
Using drawers as boxes
• Objects packed in place with plenty of tissue
• Barcode stickers placed on each drawer
• AWSD built custom inserts to go between the drawers
so they could be stacked and placed on pallets
Left: Custom-made racking for rug storage serves as primary rug
storage during renovation and overflow storage upon re-opening
Right: Rolling “chest” of Spacesaver drawers
WMA Conference
Recycling and Reusing Archival
Materials & Exhibition Furniture
Platform Model
Buyers
FREE TO US
the platform to browse, list in
search of, and buy
Platform
Sellers
FREE TO LIST
Items for sale on the platform
39
The Problem:
We watch museums and science centers throw valuable
assets and products into the trash every day.
● Museums have little time to devote to deaccessioning
○ Removing the items is time sensitive
● Museums have numerous idle assets
○ Limited storage space
● Museums want Green solutions, but don’t practice what they preach
● There is no easy way to connect museums who are looking to buy/sell
used exhibitory
● There is no existing marketplace platform to address their specific needs
Museum industry platforms or markets:
41
-Why
-How
-When
-Who
More museums are focusing on sustainability, leverage
CultureNut’s green nature to reach customers
“Museums hold the diverse physical and intellectual resources, abilities, creativity,
freedom, and authority to foster the changes the world needs most.”
- The Museum Journal (April 2017)
Take the pledge!
Green efforts are increasingly important
Museums will proudly display the CultureNut logo
if they pledge to:
● Reduce waste during deaccessioning
● Recycle or resell 30% of no-longer used
exhibitry items
Questions
Lisa Schmidt
hello@culturenut.com
651 335 4984
Break into four groups
to discuss real world recycling obstacles
Regroup and Report Out

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Recycling and Reusing Archival Materials and Museum Furniture

  • 1. Recycling and Reusing Archival Materials and Museum Furniture
  • 2. Speakers • Katie Fleming: Gallery Manager and Education Coordinator, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology • Barbara Hanson Forsyth: Senior Manager of Collections and Exhibitions at Mingei International Museum • Lisa Schmidt: Ambassador at CultureNut Xchange, a division of Exhibits Development Group
  • 3. Buried in Batting! Katie Fleming Gallery Manager & Education Coordinator Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Berkeley, California
  • 5. Basketry & Textile Packing Scope: 10,000+ baskets and 12,000+ textiles needed to be assessed, photographed, packed and relocated Timeline: 2 years Team: 1 project manager, 5-8 preparators, 2 registrars, 1 conservator, lots of volunteers!
  • 6.
  • 7. Packing Materials Used Cardboard boxes Packing Paper Polyester Fiberfill Bubble Wrap HDPE Plastic Bags Acid Free Tissue Ethafoam Archival board
  • 8. • 1500lbs of polyester fiberfill • 5,000+ cardboard boxes • 200+ plastic pallets • 10,000+ sheets of packing paper • 3,000+ feet of bubble wrap Packing Materials by the Numbers
  • 9. Reuse During the Move Sorting, labeling and re-using packing materials Fabrication of storage mounts for safety both during travel and long-term Modifications of storage furniture for travel Daily inventorying of materials Daily scheduled time for materials management Modifications of storage furniture for maximum reuse and functionality in new space
  • 10. Redistribution Project – Finding Recipients Professional networks Social platforms Community Reuse Organizations Long shots!
  • 11. Professional Networks Museum Associations Professional Networking Groups City and Community Arts Organizations Colleagues and friends
  • 13. Community Reuse Organizations SCRAP East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Urban Ore Your local organization!
  • 14. Long Shots! PTAs, teachers and schools Independent arts and community organizations Retirement communities Local makers Shipping organizations and movers with storage space
  • 16. Takeaways • Build a reuse and redistribution plan into your move or project • Use modular and durable materials whenever possible • Expect the unexpected • Build time into your work day for materials management and logistics • Develop and leverage community networks • If space allows, retain materials for your next project
  • 17. There’s no such thing as a green collections move… But one can find creative solutions to reuse and repurpose furniture and other resources
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  • 27. A Game of Tetris
  • 29. Drawer “box” with objects packed in place and inventory list
  • 31. Using drawers as boxes • Objects packed in place with plenty of tissue • Barcode stickers placed on each drawer • AWSD built custom inserts to go between the drawers so they could be stacked and placed on pallets
  • 32. Left: Custom-made racking for rug storage serves as primary rug storage during renovation and overflow storage upon re-opening Right: Rolling “chest” of Spacesaver drawers
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  • 38. WMA Conference Recycling and Reusing Archival Materials & Exhibition Furniture
  • 39. Platform Model Buyers FREE TO US the platform to browse, list in search of, and buy Platform Sellers FREE TO LIST Items for sale on the platform 39
  • 40. The Problem: We watch museums and science centers throw valuable assets and products into the trash every day. ● Museums have little time to devote to deaccessioning ○ Removing the items is time sensitive ● Museums have numerous idle assets ○ Limited storage space ● Museums want Green solutions, but don’t practice what they preach ● There is no easy way to connect museums who are looking to buy/sell used exhibitory ● There is no existing marketplace platform to address their specific needs
  • 41. Museum industry platforms or markets: 41 -Why -How -When -Who
  • 42. More museums are focusing on sustainability, leverage CultureNut’s green nature to reach customers “Museums hold the diverse physical and intellectual resources, abilities, creativity, freedom, and authority to foster the changes the world needs most.” - The Museum Journal (April 2017) Take the pledge! Green efforts are increasingly important Museums will proudly display the CultureNut logo if they pledge to: ● Reduce waste during deaccessioning ● Recycle or resell 30% of no-longer used exhibitry items
  • 44. Break into four groups to discuss real world recycling obstacles