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Rebecca Shulman posted a reply on Re: Flooring Types in the Museum
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Said: When I was at the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum we updated a gallery with Nora Sentica flooring, and loved it. I checked with the current museum director and 6 years later they still love it. I'm using it now in a project I'm ...
Jackie Hobbins posted a reply on Re: Flooring Types in the Museum
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Said: We have polished concrete floors in our art room that were stained a dark blue color. They are gorgeous, but we found out the hard way that hand sanitizer bleaches the color. Unfortunately we had a hand sanitizer dispenser outside the d...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Flooring Types in the Museum
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Said: If you decide to do carpet, I would highly recommend a carpet tile rather than one solid piece. That way if something gets stained/damaged, you only need to swap out 1 or a few tiles, rather than replacing the whole floor or havin...
Kora Burtch posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Flooring Types in the Museum
I am the Executive Director at the Children's Museum of Findlay. We are in the process of changing locations and need recommendations on flooring. In our previous location, we used a rubber tile flooring and it was not the easiest to clean and are looking for some other options.
What flooring types have your used in your museum that you would highly recommend or completely steer clear from? We have tossed ideas from carpet to glazed concrete and want some additional input.
What flooring types have your used in your museum that you would highly recommend or completely steer clear from? We have tossed ideas from carpet to glazed concrete and want some additional input.
Teresa Craft posted a reply on Re: Employee and Volunteer Policies - Backgroun...
Thursday, Apr 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Said: Meg-Per our Jan 2025 updated handbook, we require all employees, repeat volunteers, and on-site vendors (our food trucks) to have a background check completed before beginning work. Additionally, educators will be subject to a yearl...
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