The expansion of Chichester District Museum is well underway at Tower Street, according to Chichester District Council, which may have seen bricklaying tools put to work on the venue's new facilities.
However, bricklaying tools may not only be required on the construction itself; they could also help in moving some of the exhibits.
Anne Bone, arts and heritage development manager, says: "Packing techniques differ for each type of object in the collection.
"This is due to some materials chemically reacting with other materials that could damage an object."
Among the exhibits that could be carefully relocated using bricklayers tools is the Jupiter Stone, dated to the first, second or third century AD and formerly part of the base of a Roman sculpture.
The museum is also clearing stock from its gift shop in preparation for the move, while its opening hours have been affected by the conservation and relocation work on around 50,000 separate artefacts.
Posted by Jude Whitehouse
However, bricklaying tools may not only be required on the construction itself; they could also help in moving some of the exhibits.
Anne Bone, arts and heritage development manager, says: "Packing techniques differ for each type of object in the collection.
"This is due to some materials chemically reacting with other materials that could damage an object."
Among the exhibits that could be carefully relocated using bricklayers tools is the Jupiter Stone, dated to the first, second or third century AD and formerly part of the base of a Roman sculpture.
The museum is also clearing stock from its gift shop in preparation for the move, while its opening hours have been affected by the conservation and relocation work on around 50,000 separate artefacts.
Posted by Jude Whitehouse