Although the museum I am currently in does not receive any government
funding I can tell you from experience that government funding does not
ensure anything.  In tough economic times governments suffer from the same
problems as everyone else.  They earn less on their investments and collect
less in taxes.  When that happens they cut budgets across the board and then
they cut the budgets of every non essential service.  Guess where museums
fall?

Anne E. Hartmann
Executive Director
Maine Discovery Museum
74 Main St.
Bangor, ME 04401
For more information about the Maine Discovery Museum and its programs,
please click here:
              www.mainediscoverymuseum.org

Phone:  (207) 262-7200
Fax:  (207) 947-6281

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Behalf Of Merri Pemberton
  Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:48 PM
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  Ms. Reid:

  In reference to the British Museum's cutbacks and other museums in the
same situation:

  Where do  you think the responsibility lies in many of these
situations...with faulty financial management of the museum or the lack of
government funding.

  Sincerely,
  M erri C .Pemberton
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