For those who are interested, this article from Slate is itself a review and
links (primarily at the beginning of the article) to a few other reviews:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2107140/

All my best,

--Eric

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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] I think this is an important article for the museum
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> Great article! There was one in the Washington Post that drew the same
> conclusion about not having enough artifacts or a coherent theme to
> the whole museum. I didn't realize that the first two levels were
> basically nothing but a shopping mall. My mother became a member and
> their magazine is mainly adds for Native American artists which is a
> shame.
>
> Anybody seen the museum yet in person and can comment?
>
> Deb
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:48:12 -0400, T. Patrick Brennan
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Bloomberg news:  New American Indian Museum Misses the Mark: Andrew
Ferguson
> >
> > New American Indian Museum Misses the Mark: Andrew Ferguson
> >
> >
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_us&refer=columnist_ferguson&sid=axaaoyGgpol0
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