Yes, I am aware of the damage that sunlight can do to exhibitions. However, the front window has been treated with a UV filtering treatment.

Intriguingly, when the Crookston Bigfoot was in Minnesota for about a half decade, part of the time it sat outside a roast beef eating establishment, exposed to the elements, including sunshine, plus the adults & kids who stepped on the base (resulting in some of the cracking in evidence today).

I have taken precautions to guard against some of the neglect in the past, in how it is exhibited at its new Congress Street location.

BTW, considering that the musk oxen furs employed to make this model were worn outside during the life of the musk oxen, the color appears to be holding up rather well since the move to this new domestic museum lifestyle.

I just noticed you have the Crookston Bigfoot by the window…I realize you probably already know this, but long-term exposure to direct sunlight will fade and damage the Bigfoot’s hair.

Almost anything exposed to daily direct sunlight will eventually fade, discolor, and deteriorate.

Good to see your getting quite a bit of publicity!