That because we'll be earning money, we won't have time to sweep the floor.

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For the museum's Pacific Hall, set to reopen in the fall, Ms. Ide came up with the idea to put a large map on a new wood floor, inlaid with images of islands and letters in contrasting wood to draw visitors into the sweep of the original Pacific migration to Hawaii.

WSJ: At the Side of an Expert Exhibitionist: Melanie Ide