Somewhat related to the Haffenreffer is the Herreshoff Marine Museum in 
Bristol, RI

Although both institutions have both stories of success and of 
interesting 'challenges'.

You may also want to look at the Sloane - Stanley Museum in Kent, CT



On 3/1/2011 4:26 PM, Keni Sturgeon wrote:
> I'd recommend the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University.
>
> --- On *Tue, 3/1/11, Lauren Silver /<[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
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>     From: Lauren Silver <[log in to unmask]>
>     Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Looking for an example museum to cite
>     To: [log in to unmask]
>     Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 11:42 AM
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>     Hi, Angelique:
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>     You might want to consider the Computer History Museum.  I'd be
>     happy to talk with you more if you are interested.
>
>     All the best,
>     Lauren
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>     Lauren Silver, PhD
>     Director of Education
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>     Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Looking for an example museum to cite
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>     For a professional project, we're looking for a rather specific
>     example of a museum--see below. Anyone have any candidates or work
>     at a museum you feel fits the bill?
>
>     We're looking to identify a museum that:
>       - may have started out as a private collection, but was
>     converted to a nonprofit endeavor
>       - may have been in the recent past or today be seen as a small,
>     even "Mom and Pop"-type operation
>       - because of some element of its collection--either its
>     uniqueness, quality, size, or the breadth of the collection--is a
>     very well respected resource
>
>     I don't necessarily require contact with the museum or its staff;
>     this is just a project where we're looking to identify such an
>     institution and hold it up as a success story.
>
>     Thanks for any and all ideas and feel free to contact me off-list
>     with your suggestions!
>
>     Cheers / Angelique Weger
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