Friday, 16th May 2008

News from the Guernsey Press

Museum pieces at risk in store

By Carol Steere

0546052.jpgMuseum service director Jason Monaghan in one of its current storage facilities. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0546052)

MOST of Guernsey’s heritage collection is at risk due to unsatisfactory storage conditions.

The museum service has tens of thousands of items in its care, ranging in size and value. These include such things as a 1970s milk carton, a complete fire engine and 20,000 insects.

The collection is currently housed at five sites, the main one being in St John’s Street. They cover a total of 800sq. metres but the department is looking to replace them with a facility measuring 1,700sq. metres. Culture and Leisure minister Peter Sirett said his department was desperate to see the matter addressed.

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This article posted on March 10, 2008 at 2:29 pm, filed under News.
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