You know Thomas does have a valid point in this thread. Not matter who is
doing the tour whether it be a parent, bus guide, teacher, friend etc it
takes away from the professional staff doing the tour on site. I site can
deter this from happening buy setting a schedule of tour beginning times. I
have seen this done at several sites.  When the tour for that time begins no
one is permitted in the site until the tour is completed. Then the next tour
begins maybe 5 minutes after the last was completed or if multiple tour
guides are available a 15 -30 minute interim

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of "Dr. Christian Müller-Straten"
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 6:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: unauthorized tours (was still community curators)

Dear Thomas,
I read your short message and understood it. But this topic is exactly
not what we were discussing here controversial: of course the mini
guided tours by parents, friends etc. will be allowed everywhere. The
problems are larger group tour guided by outsiders like bus travel
guides (not museum staff). This was the reason of my mail.
Yours


Christian


"Thomas Kavanagh" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:


Dr. C:

 

If you carefuly re-read my message, I *was* refering to "guided" (albeit
not by museum staff) tours. One was by parents, the other by an offisite
professor with a hand-out.

 

Thomas Kavanagh, PhD

Seton Hall University
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