Items to be made of !

[William G. Mikan III]

I think i may have found a thing the items in the Exsibits could be made of thanks to some help either plaster, colored clay, or possibly a Wax. all these should do good but the wax may need cooling and the clay might need a specificroom style setting, so the plaster may be a good option. (whats ur guys take on this?)

[Andrew Jackson Yon 4th]

I think maybe using the real things would be better once we research how to preserve them. As it stands now the accepted method of preserving documents like the Declaration of Independence is to seal it in a glass chamber and either vacuum all the air out or fill it with an inert gas like argon or nitrogen. That may be a good idea for things that are inanimate or not easily crushable. We will have to spend some money researching the best tactics for preserving thins like plant seeds and others that will require special preservation methods. I think being able to preserve a plants DNA or seedlings, especially from one that is almost extinct today, will be crucial for this museum to mean to future generations as to what we intended it for.

[Andrew J. Yon III]

My interest has always been high technology. Preservation has always been a concern since cave man. I believe it should be a focus by this project to consider holograms and holographic displays. the following link opens a site that is exploring data preservation. Consider that to last, a medium can not become static. It must be ever updatable. I believe that with combinations of krypto-carbonite, specially hardened glass, reflectors, and fiber optics, long lasting displays can be achieved.

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_b25c9a30-7242-11de-9f...



Andrew Jackson Yon 4th said:

I think maybe using the real things would be better once we research how to preserve them. As it stands now the accepted method of preserving documents like the Declaration of Independence is to seal it in a glass chamber and either vacuum all the air out or fill it with an inert gas like argon or nitrogen. That may be a good idea for things that are inanimate or not easily crushable. We will have to spend some money researching the best tactics for preserving thins like plant seeds and others that will require special preservation methods. I think being able to preserve a plants DNA or seedlings, especially from one that is almost extinct today, will be crucial for this museum to mean to future generations as to what we intended it for.