I have been through a severe hurricane or two- certainly during the
storm itself, and in the area worst hit there is no desire or indeed
probably no ability to visit a museum.  I would separate that area from
areas where there are refugees, especially those with children.  They
have no homes, limited possessions, probably limited funds... I would
say that refugee families in large cities would be happy to find some
inexpensive entertainment.  And there was the email from the person in
NO who said that in the Dome there are people teaching classes.  So
entertainment and distraction is important for people in a holding
pattern and if they are homeless, rootless, and in a city with
functional museums then, again, the distraction could be most welcome.

Nina

>>> [log in to unmask] 8/31/2005 11:03:10 AM >>>
obviously you have never been through a severe hurricane.

what does ID have to do with anything?
there are many here who wish to remain anon.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia L. Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Katrina Museum News


> Not today, but it looks like people are going to be homeless for
some
> time. In the aftermath of other disasters, people have found that
visiting
> cultural institutions  gave them solace. Also, if you have children,
> visiting a zoo or museum may be a distraction and something "normal"
to
> do.
>
> Is there some reason you do not identify yourself?
> Pat Miller
>
> At 08:24 AM 8/31/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>>personally going through hurricanes jeanne and francis
>>i can tell you one thing - going to a museum is the LAST thing on
their
>>minds right now.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Dillenburg"
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:29 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Katrina Museum News
>>
>>
>>>Something similar is going on in Houston.  According to reports I
read on
>>>the web, all museums and zoos there are free to citizens of
Louisiana,
>>>Mississippi an Alabama through the end of October.  A number of
people
>>>will
>>>no doubt be out of their homes for quite a while.  Nice to see the
>>>Houston
>>>museums pitching in to help them through it.
>>>
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