Maine's large
flag collection had been displayed in the Capitol's
rotunda since 1871 till 2003 when a new perimently
climate-controled space allocated was opend in
the Main State Museum. Each of the flags in the collections
were placed on its own fabric covered aluminum panel
that was used for both display and storage. This
holistic project approach provided public access to the
collection while achieving a collection wide
preservation plan. More can be read in a
Condensed version published in NemaNews.
The
mounting and treatment of the flag collection was performed
with the oversight of Gwen Spicer. She trained two talented
workers during the three years of the project. Prior a
condition survey of all of the flags had been
performed.
Mounted flags being installed
below the display level. The flags stored in the racks
below are in place for future rotations. The rotations are
slated three times a year and can be seen at their
website.
Gwen with Marion "Toosie" Scharoun and Dona Smith at the
Opening on Flag Day 2003.