At about 9:45 this morning, one of the sprinklers went off at work. In seconds, the climbing structure was soaked, the floor was covered in 5 inches of water, the stairs were wet, and the fire alarm went off. We were allowed back in after about 15 minutes but the damage to the floor was extensive. Luckily, there wasn’t much exhibit damage, aside from the climber, and there were no visitors in the museum at the time; thank heavens there were no kids in the climber and no one on staff was hurt. The museum remained closed until 5:00 today, but it’s still far from back to normal. The next few days should be interesting.
one picture didn’t quite cover it, so there are two today
