JULY 31, 1997
- moderator's message: homepages of Museum Security Mailinglist subscribers
- Fire Extinguishers
- Italy Cops Recover $3M in Art
- A nice compliment!
- and another one!
- Object marking
- John Lennon etchings stolen from Amsterdam Gallery
Moderator's message:
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Date sent: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 15:34:32 -0400
From: Bill Maurer <adam@maurer.org>
To: Museum Security Mailinglist <securma@museum-security.org>
Subject: Re: JULY 30, 1997 - Fire Extinguishers
In the historic manor house that I am with, we put large extinguishers
near the main entrance door and at the top of the second level stairs.
In every room there is a small hand held extinguisher in a drawer or
cabinet again near the door and hidden from view. The docents know
where they are because in the same drawer or cabinet is the provenance
of the furniture and artifacts just in case it too is needed.
The large extinguishers were very noticeable to the staff and when first
put up we asked a number of visitors about them and the visitors hadn't
seen them!
There are adequate smoke alarms in each room too, and I think the
Visitors are so used to seeing these devices that they look right through them.
Although I hope it will never be needed, our docents will spot the fire
and be the first line of defense hollering all the time to call the fire
department and evacuate the building.
Bill Maurer
Director
Gomez Mill House
www.gomez.org
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Italy Cops Recover $3M in Art
ROME (AP) Police recovered an estimated $3 million in paintings, sculptures and other objects stolen from churches, museums and private homes over the past 20 years, officials said Tuesday.
The works, including a bronze statue of Christ stolen from the Stibbert Museum in Florence, were discovered in 11 Italian cities during a two-month sweep of art dealerships, auction houses, pawn shops and private homes, the art theft squad of the paramilitary Carabinieri said.
Investigators traced the works to an art dealer in the Belgian city of Antwerp, and have charged 21 people with trafficking in stolen goods. Police did not disclose where the arrests were made or provide names of any suspects.
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A nice compliment!
From: Galesteo@aol.com
Date sent: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 19:24:04 -0400 (EDT)
To: securma@museum-security.org
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Museum Security Mailinglist
Your website is fantastic.....thanks for all the hard work.
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From: Marissa Galatis <MarissaG@kluwerlaw.co.uk>
To: "'securma@museum-security.org'" <securma@museum-security.org>
Subject: RE: update website
Date sent: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:36:19 +0100
I know you must receive millions of messages a day, so I will keep this
short. I spent hours on your website today - its is brilliant. A great source
of information, and I have passed on your details to the Institute of
Art and Law who will be most interested.
many thanks!
Marissa Galatis
Kluwer Law International
Product Manager
MarissaG@KluwerLaw.co.uk
Sterling House
66 Wilton Road
SW1V 1DE London
Tel: +44 (0)171 821 1123
Fax: +44 (0)171 630 5229
http://www.kluwerlaw.com
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(Museum-L)
From: janice klein <klein@FMPPR.FMNH.ORG>
Subject: Object marking
Marianna Munyer has just published the first of a two-part article on
Marking Objects in Museum Collections as part of the Illinois Association of
Museums "How to..." series. It is very, very, very (very...) useful and
includes an analysis of barrier coats and markers, including a list of "what
is recommended at this time", as well as a list of vendors.
Copies are available from the IAM Office, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza,
Springfield IL 62701-1507, or by calling 217 524-7080.
Marianna will also be teaching a workshop at the IAM Annual Meeting, October
15-17 in Collinsville IL. For more information contact IAM.
Janice Klein
Chair, RC-AAM
Registrar, The Field Museum
klein@fmppr.fmnh.org
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John Lennon etchings stolen from Amsterdam Gallery
Three John Lennon etchings were stolen from Gallery 'Immaculate Conceptions' in the center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The value of the limited edition prints is about DGL. 30.000 (USD 15.000). Two of the three prints are rare and no longer available. The framed etchings must have been stolen from this three story high gallery during business hours. The first etching 'Oh my love' disappeared beginning of July. The other two ('Manhatten Diary' and 'Visit to Japan') must have been stolen somewhere between July 22 and 25. Gallery owner Peter Madden says not te be able to trace the exact moment of the theft. His gallery is over 450 square meters and he does not check the presence of all art every day (!). In the beginning he and his assistant both thought that the other had removed frames to clean them. It was not after a couple of days they discovered this not to be the case. Since the etchings are numbered the owner still has a slight hope that the etchings will be found. "I am sure Yoko Ono too would be very pleased".
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