We have some acrylic ones near the entrance of the museum, and they are used
quite a bit.  What I find is interesting is that the children on a tour are
more interested in the acrylic box of money than any of the objects around
them..

> I work in a gallery located on a University campus within one of the
> academic college buildings (we do not have our own separate building).  I
> have been frequently asked when giving tours if we accept donations, which
> of course we do but simply do not have a formal station in the gallery to
> receive them.  I am planning on redesigning my registration stand/brochure
> rack and hoping to incorporate a donation area with envelopes and a slotted
> locked space (not clear acrylic, so no one could see how many donations
> have been made that day).  The Dean of the College has apprehensions about
> this and is afraid it will look tacky.  I reminded him that the other
> galleries associated with the University have donation boxes by the door
> and I am doing this in response to visitor queries, but he is not
> sufficiently reassured.  I wonder if any of you could offer opinions or
> information that would back my assertions.
> Thanks, as always, for your fabulous help.
> Amber
> 
> Amber Mohr
> Curator/Collections Manager
> The Kruger Collection
> University of Nebraska
> 133 Architecture Hall
> Lincoln, NE 68588-0107
> 402. 472. 3560
> http://krugercollection.unl.edu/

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