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GAR Museum curator says renovation left artifacts dusty, hardware discarded; calls for cleanup and stewardship
Summary
Wendy Joseph, curator of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum, told the Veterans Committee that renovation work has left museum artifacts coated in construction dust, damaged or discarded historic hardware, incomplete repairs, and unresolved storage and access issues.
Wendy Joseph, curator of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum, told the City Council’s Veterans Committee that ongoing elevator and renovation work has left artifacts and exhibit spaces heavily coated with construction dust, some antique fixtures discarded, and several conservation and access issues unresolved.
"The building remains coated with the residue of a year and a half of heavy construction, embedded in every surface, crevice, and artifact," Joseph said. She described white plaster dust on century-old red velvet benches, bookcases full of volumes covered in dust, windows removed and not fully reinstalled, and antique door hardware found in the trash.
Joseph said…
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