SECTION 18A. Veteran memorabilia; state house exhibits; records

The superintendent is hereby authorized to display flags, artifacts, documents, photographs, uniforms, medals and other relics and mementos of veterans on the fourth floor of the state house and may provide space, arrangements and designation for such exhibits and to change such exhibits, from time to time in consultation with the commissioner of veterans services. Said commissioner shall review such exhibits from time to time. Said commissioner may communicate with veterans and veterans organizations, inform them of such exhibits, elicit their interest and contributions and receive such memorabilia as the commissioner and the superintendent deem appropriate to properly display and exhibit in a fashion to remember and honor appropriately those veterans who served the nation. Said superintendent shall exercise proper care, custody and preservation of such memorabilia and keep a record of all such items. Such record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.