The floor is set, the walls and ceiling are clean and the lighting is perfect. All there is to do is to put our exhibition back. The temporary layout of the shelves pays off, we are gaining a lot of time. In one afternoon only all is back in place, as if nothing ever happened. We are ready for the usual opening hours this coming week-end.
As the saying goes, think global but buy local. Our choice for floors was to address the best in town, the company Menetrey, specialist in the field for over a century.
The museum is full of emptiness. We took out everything to prepare for the arrival of a new oak floor that replaces the over 30 year old linoleum floor. The room has never been so empty 😉 But have no fear, this weekend we will again be ready to welcome you.
The concept of the museum restauration also includes lighting adapted to the requirements of a museum.
The new setup is in place. The tools have their final position on the opposite wall, arranged by time period. Moving the shelves across the room has allowed us to increase our shelf space.
This years main project also implies a better presentation of tools and technical means used by shoemakers from various eras. (See blog 9/21/2013). We started the year with this part of the project, sorting out the tools and wooden lasts by historical periods.
After sealing the sources of humidity and ventilating the back rooms to keep the levels of humidity under control we’re finally ready to fix those walls. Due to a lack of funding it’s the boss in person who gets to the task.
It would be about time to commemorate 10 years of our museum with something special. The first project by our newly created association aims to freshen up the exhibition concept. After a few sessions of brain storming we are ready to present our project. We also need to optimise the indoor climate conditions.