Katherine Steiner Stocker wrote:
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> To add to what Ross has said, often members like feeling "in the loop",
> perhaps with advance showings of new or redone exhibits, behind the scenes
> tours, or a chance to visit off-hours when the general public is not
> invited.  I can't tell you the number of museum coffee mugs and key-chains
> my mother just sold for a pittance at her last yard sale.  They were all
> lovely things, once we cleaned off the inches of dust that had been
> accumulating. . . I think special priveledges really make members feel a
> lot more appreciated than ceramic tokens.