Attach them with a small chain? Involve a volunteer to lead the activity? Hand out the scissors and ask for them back when they are
finished? Those are my suggestions.
David
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Subject: Scissors in galleries?
Hello
I think I know the answer, I'd like to have an interactive in the gallery where people have to draw a horse and cut it out as a silhouette, to replicate one of the artefacts. Is it foolish, irresponsible and an invitation to theft and danger to leave out
permanently a small table with children's blunt scissors on it? Does anyone else leave scissors out? Or shall I just do the draw a horse bit?
Kind regards,
Faith Carpenter
Director, The Company Curator
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