While we might lay some responsibility at the feet of ICOM members, I think it also says volumes about how our museum educaitonal places in some parts of the world operate, who staff them and what expertise is valued - apparently not international views of museums.

Thanks,
Lynne T.


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  LynneTeather wrote: 
    One way that younger members might be attracted to ICOM is for our museum 
    studies educational places (schools, associations, institutes) to emphasize 
    the work of ICOM and its many committees and affiliated groups. I'm afraid 
    my experience is that such is often not the case, especially in North 
    America.

  This is exactly the case in Africa. ICOM members are making little effort to inform even their own colleagues about the organisation. Yet ICOM is a fantastic idea for museum professionals. In my experience the various sub-committees are doing thier best to keep their members informed, but the idea is to get the members in the first place. I agree with Lynne Teather. 

  Josephine Thang'wa 
  Public Relations Officer 
  National Museums of Kenya.