In addition to being costly and time consuming for the curator to change paper museum labels labels are almost always also fixed in only one language and font size at a time.
Ceramic size labels in a museum.
Size dimensions can be a bit superfluous in my opinion as for the physical labels steer clear of those printable self adhesive labels.
4 do not apply a stiff material to a flexible surface.
1 for objects made of more than one material choose the least porous surface.
I have found using black foamcore cut to a 45 degree angle and then just printing the labels and spray mounting them works really well.
Increasingly labels in non english speaking countries have labels in english as well as the main local language and in some parts of the world labels in three or more languages are common.
Museum storage areas must only house museum collections.
3 when in doubt use a tag.
In his classic book interpreting our heritage first published in 1957 freeman tilden defines interpretation as an educational activity which aims to reveal meanings and relationships.
Metal shell glass or ceramic are better than wood or leather 2 avoid numbering over paint or pigments.
Labels within an exhibition should all be the same size unless there is need for longer explanatory text.
Keep in mind and ensure that labels are placed on the side of the artwork which will be approached first.
Large sculpture may require that you place a label on the nearest wall or floor.
Tynan s label for the chawan tea bowl.
Adhere small mounted labels with bluetac or similar easy to remove product.
Museum storage space must be adequate to accommodate the particular.
Separate museum storage from all other uses including office space and research and work areas.
All report an average cost of 70 100 per label including design and labor with a single misprint or a change of text causing this cost to skyrocket.
Place object labels to the right if at all possible.
Makes the label appear to be floating also using a light spray adhesive makes the labels reusable.
Place labels between eye level at 150cm to a lower height of 1m and within close proximity to the artwork they reference.
Unless your wall is as smooth as glass they are going to give you hell.
Most museums have very specific guidelines for text labels.
House collections in a dedicated space that has minimal penetrations and optimum thermal performance.
Make the labels a standard size and pull off the old paper and put the new ones on.
Tilden emphasises that while interpretation includes information it also reveals larger truths about the world just.
They look awful and usually end up curling at the edges and jumping off the wall after an hour or so.
A museum label also referred to as caption or tombstone is a label describing an object exhibited in a museum or one introducing a room or area.
Hang all labels at the same height and use a level to make sure they are parallel to the floor.
