E m?lama n? MEA kupuna: caring for ancestral collections [bishop museum is requesting $10,000 to assess environmental impacts of lighting systems and aging mechanical systems for the permanent gallery…

E m?lama n? MEA kupuna: caring for ancestral collections [bishop museum is requesting $10,000 to assess environmental impacts of lighting systems and aging mechanical systems for the permanent gallery cases in hawaiian hall and pacific hall to 1). Determine the sources of ongoing environmental concerns affecting ethnology collections on display; 2). To develop a plan to address environmental issues; and 3). Train collection and exhibit staff on adjustments and tools to create safe gallery cases for our museum?s permanent displays. Bishop museum would like to contract a specialist to assess the gallery cases and related systems holistically because the mechanical and lighting systems in the cases are approaching 15-20 years old from the time of construction; environmental problems in these historic cases have been documented for more than 100 years; and recent attempts by staff to address environmental concerns have not worked.]