MUSEUM PREPARES FOR AIR ASSAULT

Fogg Art Museum has prepared itself for possible air raids by rearrangement of storage areas, minor alterations of the building, and the setting up of protective shields to guard valuable art objects from fire and flying fragments, Edward W. Forbes, director, stated in his annual report.

In addition to taking precautions for possible air raids, Forbes revealed that the duplication of many valuable, but inflammable X-ray shadowgraphs was continuing, and that Fogg Art Museum had received and placed on exhibition many of the lantern slides, books, and photographs which had been removed from the Germanic Museum on the arrival of the Army Chaplain School last summer.

Collections Maintained

"Though the use of the Library by students has decreased, the work with the various collections and for the Department continues at practically the same level," Forbes reported.

Although all persons who had leaned treasures to the Museum were informed that the Museum could not assume total responsibility for safeguarding them in case of air attack, the owners preferred to have their leans left in the Museum's care, Forbes states. However, many paintings, drawings, prints, and other valuable objects were withdrawn from exhibition and some sent away for storage.