Dust Bunnies Among Us
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Transcript of Dust Bunnies Among Us
By Shannon Espinoza and Jennifer Dibbern
Denver Art Museum, 2011
Imagine….
Strolling through the gallery and all of a
sudden…
BAM!
All kidding aside…
For museums,
dust bunnies
are
dangerous.
Dust… What is it?
Why are we so afraid?
Dust is damaging.
Gritty.
Absorbs and carries pollutants.
Causes stains.
And…
Attracts and
harbors pests.
Builds up quickly.
That’s where we come
in.
You missed a spot
Closed Mondays
Every Week:
Fox Games & North 2
Every 3 Weeks:
All other gallery spaces.
Every 6 Months:
Deep clean
Tools of the Trade
The main points:
Gallery maintenance is vital for object preservation.
Stewardship
Sending a positive message through
gallery cleanliness.
Chris
sy J
ackson, F
ox G
am
es a
nd V
isito
rs, D
enver A
rt Museum
And please remember…
Don’t feed the dust bunnies.
Image Credits
Dust Bunny Cross Bones
http://www.rvtravel.com/blog/womenrvers/2008/06/du
st-bunnies-are-evil.html
Scary Dust Bunny
Christoph Niemann,
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/the-
haunted-household/
All others
by Shannon Espinoza and Jennifer Dibbern