>Humm . . . paying extra for special events, travel opportunities,
>publications other than the newsletter . . . it all sounds strangely
>like a museum membership . . .
>
>Robb Hyde
>Canton Museum of Art
>
>
>Ross Weeks wrote:
>>
>> <snip> from Henry Crawford
>> >As for _Museum News_, I never considered it to be anything more than
>> a
>> >marketing tool, much like a corporate annual report.  It lets the
>> outside
>> >world know what we're doing in a slick (upscale, if you will) way,
>> >providing insight into the big broad issues.  It's ok for that
>> purpose.
>> >Mind you, there is some information I get from MN, but for the most
>> part,
>> >it's usually the superficial kind (who has moved where, etc.)  It's
>> not
>> >something I read cover to cover.  As for grass roots information we
>> all
>> can
>> >use, like grant deadlines, legislative updates, and such, AVISO
>> serves the
>> >profession much more effectively.
>>

As a point of clarification, the part I wrote ends here.

HBC


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