The Washington Post reports that conservators are concerned about putting the blood-stained coat that Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated back on public display. Textile experts fear that exposure to UV light could ruin the garment, so returning the coat to the perpetual lobby display it enjoyed until the recent restoration of Ford’s Theater, where it was visible from the street, might not be a possibility. But surely even a careworn 19th-century Brooks Brothers coat is far from the most light-sensitive object that can be seen and displayed in D.C. What about featuring the coat in a rotating exhibit set somewhat deeper than the front entrance? Deep storage and full sunshine can’t be the only display options.