The 2006 meeting of CIMCIM (International Commeettee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections) will be held at the National Music Museum (NMM) on the campus of The University of South Dakota (USD) in Vermillion, South Dakota, USA, concurrently with the 35th-annual meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS), in collaboration with The Galpin Society, from 19 to 23 May, 2006. The AMIS/Galpin component of the meeting will conclude on May 22nd, with May 23rd devoted to CIMCIM paper sessions (which will be open to AMIS/Galpin members who wish to stay) about the following topics: "Presenting Musical Instruments to a Non-musical Public" and "Patrons, Politics, and Prosperity". Presenting musical instruments to a non-musical public addresses issues confronting musical instrument collections that may be in institutions that primarily concern other fields such as history, art, technology, ethnology, etc. How are instruments presented in these contexts, what interpretive constraints or problems might arise, and how are these challenges met are some of the subjects to address. The related topic "Patrons, Politics, and Prosperity" addresses the interface of fund raising with a philosophy of display and the impact this has on serving institutional missions whether they be music related institutions or non-music museums. Areas of consideration include use of new technologies, working with donors and politicians, education programs, collection management, etc. For up-to-date information about the NMM and its collections go to <http://www.usd.edu/smm>http://www.usd.edu/smm> or write to <[log in to unmask]> Dott. Gabriele Rossi-Rognoni CIMCIM Secretary c/o Museo degli Strumenti Musicali Galleria dell'Accademia via Ricasoli, 60 I - 50122 Firenze - Italy tel. / fax: +39.055.2388609 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://cimcim.icom.museum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html