First question I have is, are your missions compatible? I'm assuming the 
museum will need to conform to the goals of the university. What is the 
university after? What does it hope to achieve within it's mission by 
merging with the museum?

db

Gayle wrote:
> I've only seen one response to this. Are there no others who could 
> provide advice to this institution?
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>     We are a private, non-profit art museum that has been approached
>     by a local private university with a proposal to merge with them.
>     Before either organization begins sending out press releases about
>     a possible merger, we would appreciate receiving advice from
>     institutions that have merged with universities or other similar
>     non-museum parent organizations. We are particularly interested in
>     decisions regarding transfers of collections to the parent
>     organization, staffing structures and issues (were any departments
>     absorbed into those of the parent organization; how did benefits
>     change, etc.?), community and support group responses to the
>     merger, and changes in day-to-day activities. Is the museum better
>     off now than before it merged with the parent organization? Are
>     there any pitfalls we should avoid if we choose to negotiate a
>     merger? We are looking for unvarnished, real world experiences, so
>     please don’t hold anything back!
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Curator of Exhibits
Midway Village & Museum Center
Rockford, IL

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