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Moving Day

Every day is moving day (kind of like Groundhog Day) when you have 72,000 objects to move! We’ve been busy at T/m preparing for renovations and planning ahead for what comes after… like the new collection section on the museum website, new exhibitions, and new marketing materials. In January, T/m welcomed Darryl Bernstein and Kayte Price to photograph some of our objects. The results look great! We look forward to featuring them here.

Then it was back to packing. While we wish we could throw everything in a box and mark it “Kitchen” (which is totally what some of the staff will be doing with their offices), it takes a long time to carefully and lovingly pack and track each toy soldier, doll accessory, and miniature dining set.

Where can you store a museum’s worth of precious collection objects? Kansas City has some wonderful, natural storage locations with the perfect climate conditions for preserving objects: caves! But, they’re not your typical stalactite and stalagmite, bat-filled, dark, damp enclosures. These caves are spotless and a perfect temporary home for our objects. It’s very sad to watch the display cases slowly empty, but the changes taking place during the renovation will ensure an appropriate environment for the collection’s preservation and enjoyment for future generations.

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