>>>One further reason why www pages will not replace actaul
museums (in my book): the cost of museum admission and public
transportation are still cheaper than buying a computer and paying for
internet access.  For many of us that may not be a huge difference,
factoring in multiple visits, cost of travelling to museums on the other side
of the country; but for a whole lot of people in the world and the US,
virtual museums are just not an option, because they don't have access
to a computer>>

Sorry, can't let this one slip by.  Saying peope won't use on-line museum
web pages becuase the cost of a computer is too high, is like saying, a
hundred years ago, that phones will never catch on because the cost of
a stamp is so much cheaper.

Actually, for many people the cost of going on-line is comperable to
buying plan-fare to New York, Paris, or London, staying in a hotel, meals,
taxi, etc. and the cost of admission to the Met, Louvre, or National
Gallery.  The bottom line is that  many people will only access your
museum's information from the web.  This should be a guiding
assumption when planning a web site.