❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses modifications to a former pinball factory for housing the WA Museum's collections, public access, potential damage to artefacts, and the timeline for deciding on a permanent museum site. The answer details environmental controls, access restrictions during relocation, confirms no damage, and provides a vague timeline.
AnsweredQoN 2801Legislative Assembly
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(1) What modifications have been made to the former pinball factory in Welshpool to provide the controlled environment to house the Western Australian Museum’s collections?
(2) How is public access to the Western Australian Museum collection being facilitated by staff at the Welshpool site?
(3) Have any artefacts from the Western Australian Museum’s collection been damaged or destroyed since the Western Australian Museum’s departure from the Francis Street site?
(4) If yes to (3), what has been damaged or destroyed?
(5) When will a decision be made on a permanent site for the Western Australian Museum?
(2) How is public access to the Western Australian Museum collection being facilitated by staff at the Welshpool site?
(3) Have any artefacts from the Western Australian Museum’s collection been damaged or destroyed since the Western Australian Museum’s departure from the Francis Street site?
(4) If yes to (3), what has been damaged or destroyed?
(5) When will a decision be made on a permanent site for the Western Australian Museum?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
29 days
A full climate controlled environment providing 22±2°C and 50±5% Relative Humidity will be established for the seven main collection zones in the building. Each of the zones will have temperature and relative humidity monitoring devices that will be integrated into the air-conditioning control systems. The primary chiller will be air-cooled and so have no risk of Legionnaires disease. Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Each of the zones will have temperature and relative humidity monitoring devices that will be integrated into the air-conditioning control systems. The primary chiller will be air-cooled and so have no risk of Legionnaires disease. Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
The primary chiller will be air-cooled and so have no risk of Legionnaires disease. Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Each of the zones will have temperature and relative humidity monitoring devices that will be integrated into the air-conditioning control systems. The primary chiller will be air-cooled and so have no risk of Legionnaires disease. Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
The primary chiller will be air-cooled and so have no risk of Legionnaires disease. Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Dehumidification will be achieved through air movement over cooling coils in the air-handling units. Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Re-humidification will be achieved through aspiration of heated water systems, with the water supply based on a reverse osmosis water purification system. An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
An emergency back-up power plant will be established which will keep the environmental conditions under the normal out-of-hours operational mode. A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
A full water-mist fire suppression system has been designed for the aqueous ethanol (WET) store to which all the alcohol preserved materials in the Francis Street Building will be relocated. Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
Eight evaporative cooling units will be integrated into the air supply system for the wet store to ensure that it is compliant with the Dangerous Goods Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Legislation. (2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(2) The public have not generally had access to the WA Museum collection in Francis Street except by special arrangement. At present the collection is being packed and relocated and until it is properly stored at Kew Street, access will be restricted. When rehoused at Kew Street, access to the facility by the public will be considerably better with increased opportunity for public interaction. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(4) Not applicable. (5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
(5) When all options and current planning has been completed.
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