Flight Gallery

Situated on the third floor of the museum, the gallery experiences frequent foot traffic, varying light and UV exposure throughout the day, and lacks consistent climate control in both the display cases and the gallery itself. Many objects within the gallery had not been assessed for condition since the late 1990s or never assessed at all.

The aim of the project was to individually assess each display case within the gallery and notate all recorded information into a comprehensive spreadsheet which can be referenced for future gallery refurbishment. Each object required notion of previous condition, current condition, current photography, current hazards, previous conservation, and conservation recommendations to be individually updated in both the spreadsheet and on the Mimsy database. The map of the gallery was also to be updated accordingly during the assessments.

Additionally, numerous objects in the display cases, namely suspended model planes were noted for their poor condition, supplemented with photographic records for MIMSY. With the tires being composed of hard rubber, their state of deterioration was noted potentially due to their age and the impact of the surrounding environment.

To date, a considerable amount of the display cases have been comprehensively assessed, culminating in the production of detailed condition reports for each individual object. Furthermore I have successfully updated approximately 210 condition assessments and uploaded 55 photographs of objects that previously lacked visual identification on the Mimsy database.