> Numerous studies (Hood was the first) indicate that an average of 15% of a
> population visit a museum more than once a year.  The only way to increase
> salaries across the board is to make museums places many people want to go
> frequently.  Without a major paradigm shift in museums there will be no
major > increase in funding.

Let's see... increase your visitor base, grow a large,loyal clientele that
loves to return again and again.Salaries would then rise along with
funding which would increase because your constituancy would be so large
and fervent that no politician would risk underfunding that popular an
institution. In light of this supposition how do you explain the funding
and salary problems facing the National Park System?

My two cynical cents