>>>>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>>

May I add yet another observation?  The view expressed above assumes that
folks will only access WWW from their homes.  Public terminals in
libraries, at schools, in our work places, and even in some museums are
making it possible for many of us who do not have home computers to have
(virtual) access to museums for (virtually) no cost at all.

Chris Geist

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