Lucky escape in Mann Gallery flood
Prince Albert’s Mann Art Gallery will re-open Monday after a flood forced its closure during the very cold weather last week. There was no significant damage but things could have been far worse.
“By luck and chance we had someone on duty in the afternoons between Christmas and New Year this year when previously we’ve been closed,” Gallery Director and Curator Jesse Campbell said.
“Our staff member basically heard a loud crack and noticed water seeping in from the entrance way, and that’s when she detected a fire sprinkler head had burst,” Campbell said. She said it’s tough to figure exactly how much water flooded across the floor but the pipe was “gushing for just over an hour” and made its way into several rooms.
As it happens the art that was on display was on paper which is extremely susceptible to changes in the environment.