I'm posting the notice below on behalf of our friends at the Virginia
Historical Society.  I'm sure it will be of interest to some of our
members who work for historical museums and organizations.

Gregg Kimball

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 16, 2011

Press contact: Jennifer Guild, Senior Officer for Public Relations and
Marketing

(804) 342-9665, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Fixture sale contact: Doris Delk, Senior Retail Sales Officer

(804) 342-9671, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Virginia Historical Society Hosting Annual Fixture Sale

Selling Various Museum Display Cases and Exhibition Furniture at Up To
90% Off

Richmond, VA-The Virginia Historical Society (VHS) is hosting a fixture
sale of museum display cases and exhibition furniture on Wednesday, May
25, 2011. Items used to house objects in collection storage and showcase
pieces in past VHS exhibitions will be for sale at up to 90% off
fabrication prices.

The sale is free and open to the public. It will take place at the
Virginia Historical Society, located at 428 North Boulevard in Richmond.
Items will be on display from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Objects for sale include floor and wall cases, frames, object mounts,
risers and pedestals, glass cubes, audio visual units, slide and
negative sleeves, card file cabinets, audio storage boxes, pamphlet
files, glass retail fixtures, and more.

In addition, the VHS is selling thirteen interior-lighted display cases
that have housed the Maryland-Steuart Collection of Confederate weaponry
at the VHS for nearly two decades. The cases fit together in a U-shaped
configuration. All of the cases have secure visible areas for display,
and eleven have lockable drawers for storage. Sealed bids, for these 13
cases only, will be accepted beginning immediately until 4:00 p.m. on
May 25.

The VHS was recently notified that the society has been awarded national
funding through the Save America's Treasures program to conserve the
Charles Hoffbauer Military Memorial Murals. The Maryland-Steuart
Collection cases must be removed so the conservation work can take place
in that gallery.

All other sales are first come, first served on May 25. All objects will
be sold as is. Anyone purchasing objects must provide their own labor
and transportation. The pieces must be removed from the VHS by Thursday,
May 26. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted. No objects may
be removed prior to payment.

An inventory and images and diagrams of some of the objects for sale can
be viewed by visiting http://www.vahistorical.org/news/fixturesale.htm
<http://www.vahistorical.org/news/fixturesale.htm> . There is also
information on that webpage about the sealed bid process for the
Maryland-Steuart Collection cases.

 


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