In my experience, it is not abnormal for the Board Chair or President to
become involved in day to day affairs of a museum when the CEO position is
vacant.  I'd treat the opportunity as a way to "teach" the chair what the
museum is all about.
Ross Weeks Jr.
Tazewell VA
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Subject: Re: What does a curator do anyway?


> Dear Jerrie,
> This response comes from a 12 year veteran of a Curator/Adminstrator
> only small local history museum.  Now we have a Director who may
> overturn my curatorial decisions but is responsible for those
> decisions and who must follow Collections Management Policy which the
> Board determines.
>
> I'd say you have a governance issue here. Although you are in a
> transitory adminstrative situation, what is the Board Pres. doing
> getting involved in collections management practice?  Where too is
> your Collections Committee?  They should be backing your "best
> practices" decisions.  (Which are designated to be followed by all
> staff and volunteers in your Collections Management Policy, right?)
> OK so that's the administrative scenario. I know it doesn't always
> work that way in the real world.
>
> I will be interested in the responses you get to your dilemma.
> Good luck.
>
> Laura Quackenbush
> Curator
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