Where can I find a copy of Stephen's Weil's "Rethinking the Museum"

Catherine Fitts
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From: Kevin Tucker <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: AAM, accreditation, etc. (long rebuttal)


>This conversation has been very interesting, and I think the group is
>touching on some very important issues. As someone who worked for five
>years as a "temporary employee" at the Smithsonian, I know first hand
>the challenges we are facing as professionals. However, I have to
>agree that formal accreditation may be the wrong response to a
>complicated problem.
>
>Those who are interested may want to revisit Stephen Weil's
>_Rethinking the Museum_ for an interesting discussion on the subject.
>In short, if I am remembering correctly, Weil argues that the movement
>for accreditation sets us as professionals on a path towards the
>minutae of our field and moves us away from the more complex issues of
>public education.
>
>Let's continue the dialog.
>
>Oh.... I wanted to point out that the Washington Post article about
>the "museum boom" seemed to imply that the "boom" is taking place for
>art and science museums mostly. Is there such a boom for history sites
>or are we moving toward this uncomfortable hybrid:  the
>memorial/educational center? If so, the "temple" is still alive.
>
>Denise Meringolo
>Benjamin Banneker Fellow in Public History
>The George Washington University
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