Greetings--

While browsing the archives I discovered interesting discussions of how 
museums handle visitors tipping museum staff with cash. At our museum, we 
encounter not only cash tips, but also visitors who give our staff (such 
as friendly, helpful security gaurds, docents, or museum store staff) 
tokens such as hats, commemorative coins, or other items.

These items all relate directly to our museum's mission (that is, they 
relate to atomic history) and would possibly have been considered for 
inclusion in the collections had they been offered through our curators or 
management staff.

Does your museum have a written policy dealing with this? If a gift 
recipient does not offer to turn their gift over to the museum, how does 
one approach them about doing so(if at all)?

All advice/observations are appreciated. My thanks in advance!

Vanya Scott, Registrar
Atomic Testing Museum
755 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV  89119-7363
702-794-5142 (voice)
70s-794-5155 (fax)
702-794-5155

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