Paraplyer og parasoller -en utfordring i magasin og utstilling

Abstract

Umbrellas and parasols can be a challenge to store and to exhibit. This is mainly because they have an awkward shape, that makes it difficult both to hang them and to lay them flat in a way that will not harm the objects. It is also a problem that the different materials that umbrellas and parasols are made out of sometimes can have a negative impact on each other. The textile part of the object is often the most vulnerable. In this thesis, some of the literature that is available on the subject will be gone through and discussed. Then there will follow a chapter about visits that were carried out on four different storage spaces for umbrellas and parasols, and a chapter that takes up the most common materials in umbrellas and parasols. During April 2011, a exhibition of umbrellas and parasols at Gamle Bergen Musuem was rearranged, and the conditions around the objects were improved. There was carried out work in the museums storage room at the same time, and improvements were also done here. Different supports made out of ethafoam and polyester bobbynet was the most important change. A lot of the objects were also moved from the exhibition room to storage. The conclusion of my study is that it is best to store umbrellas and parasols vertically if the objects are in good shape, but if they are damaged, it is a better solution to store them laying horisontally, and to build supports of ehtafoam under them if the handle and tip of the umbrella is strong enough. When it comes to exhibiting these kinds of objects, one will have to find much more individual solutions. But to support the objects without aestetical disturbance is a challenge, and my work can serve as one example of how one might choose to do it.