curatedjenny, 📰 York Castle Museum partially closed after #RAAC discovery
Surprised we haven't seen more headlines like these: #museums all over the country must be built out of the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) they've discovered propping up the gallery ceilings in #York.
The concrete has a life-span of 30 years and we've been cheerily putting it in just about everything between the 1950s until the mid-90s. :yikes:
Full read here: https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/09/york-castle-museum-announces-partial-closure-after-raac-discovery/