Re: MOMA in Time

[karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The way to store Polaroids is in nitrogen. Why? I guess to prevent them 
> from fading,etc. and if not that, I have no idea.


Nitrogen being inert won't react with the photographs and it'll displace 
other reactive gasses so there's that.  It'll also prevent biotic damage too 
since none of the usual biological means of destruction survives in such an 
environment..  It won't however stop light or any other form of radiation 
inducing changes to the dyes (of course).    The only potential downside I 
can see is the potential for desiccation unless they humidify the nitrogen - 
but then I don't know what effects desiccation would have on polaroid 
photographs

k