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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Firstly, thank you to those who have already completed our survey regarding ‘Food Management in Institutions’. We’ve had 230 responses which is amazing so thank you! If you have not yet filled it out (or have started but not completed it) please do not delay, your input is crucial to the success of this project. Please feel free to forward it to anyone you think might have an interest in the project, we are eager to reach as many institutions as possible. The deadline is June 1<sup>st</sup> 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The survey can be found at: <a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1552943/SPNHC-Survey-Food-in-Institutions">http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1552943/SPNHC-Survey-Food-in-Institutions</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we are also trying to reach a more international audience, we would appreciate it if you could please forward to me the names of any other international groups for Museums, Libraries or Archives, or Conservators, Curators and Registrars. Even groups for those in private practice. We’re keen to get further involvement from Europe, Asia and Australia. Any recommendations or ideas can be sent to ‘bgpalumbo@hotmail.co.uk’.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bethany Palumbo (on behalf of the SPNHC Conservation Committee)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Conservator, Life Collections<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Oxford University Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: 01865 272996<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:bethany.palumbo@oum.ox.ac.uk"><span style='color:blue'>bethany.palumbo@oum.ox.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://onceinawhale.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://onceinawhale.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00007F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Museum of Natural History is now open daily 10am-5pm, following the completion of the roof restoration work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00007F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Check our website at www.oum.ox.ac.uk for a guide to what’s on, read our blog at morethanadodo.com, and follow us on Twitter @morethanadodo </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Bethany Palumbo [mailto:bgpalumbo@hotmail.co.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> 16 April 2014 16:20<br><b>To:</b> 'NATSCA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK'; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> SPNHC Food Management in Institutions survey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Museums, people and food are closely tied together. From staff members’ brown bag lunches to the cafeteria to a catered donor event, food service is a necessity in modern museums and institutions. At the most basic level, food vendors feed visitors and generate revenue. A strong partnership between museums and food vendors nourishes people and the delivery of the museum’s mission. The focus on healthy, sustainable nutrition also fits well into the educational mission of the museum field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>On the other hand, the presence of food in the museum presents a challenge to the long-term preservation of museum collections. The risk of pest infestation and soiling of collections is real. Incorrect disposal of food waste and insufficient house-keeping both contribute to pest infestation while food and beverages carried through areas with collections can spill and soil objects, causing damage which may not be reversible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>On behalf of the SPNHC Conservation Committee, we feel that there is currently a lack of documented recommendations in regards to food management within museums. Through international collaboration, we hope to create a set of guidelines that institutions can use to protect vulnerable collections while supporting food services. We have put together a questionnaire (with many thanks to Cathy Hawks) to help us gauge an understanding of the current condition of food management within museums and institutions on an international scale. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>We would be extremely grateful if you could fill out the following questionnaire before June 1st 2014. Your input is integral to the success of this project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Here is the link: <a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1552943/SPNHC-Survey-Food-in-Institutions">http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1552943/SPNHC-Survey-Food-in-Institutions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>With many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Gretchen Anderson and Rob Waller on behalf of the SPNHC Conservation Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>