17-01-2022, 08:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-01-2022, 08:17 PM by Hedd_Jones.)
(23-08-2021, 01:52 PM)Archivist Wrote: I'm afraid not. I have been talking with the Science Museum for over a year now, with regular suspension of contact as a result of Civid interuptions and furlough (I assume) The bottom line is they didn't seem particularly fussed about being helpful. The final straw (for me, anyway) was they suddenly sprung the potential for huge costs for the Association for Asbestos remediation for both the car (they quoted brake linings and gaskets amongst other bits) and all the other items displayed with it they would have to move to get it out.
It just got to the point where I had better things to do with my time than send yet another email that would probably get no reply. A shame, I know...
We should be able to source another pretty early car for people to look at...
Having read this again looking for something.
Its worth noting that when I was involved with getting a vehicle out of the museum to attend an event.
1. It was a publically accessible event, open to anyone and everyone who wanted to attend. Entry fee notwithstanding.
2. Being a public event, the machine in question would therefore had possibly exposure to thousands of people daily. Attendance was approx 200,000 over the event, with up to 30,000 on site daily.
I always understood that these items were saved 'for the people', and its 'no cost to the museum' attendance at a well attended public event clearly ticked all the boxes.