Hello everyone,

I am new to the list and have already gotten so much out of your
discussions.

I'm writing from a NFP org in NYC that administers and supports partnerships
and collaborative projects between arts and culture orgs in the US and in
Russia-- mainly St. Petersburg. We are embarking on a project to aid the
Kunstkammer Museum in St. Pete to develop a museum store. If any of you are
familiar with the Kunstkammera, you know how odd and unique it is!  It's the
oldest state museum in Russia founded in 1704 by Peter the Great.  It houses
the "anatomical curiosities" that Peter collected as well as rich exhibits
in ethonography, archaelogy and anthropology from all over the world.

We are bringing to the states a member of the senior staff of the
Kunstkammer to visit small ethnographic museums with their own museum
stores.  We hope that through discussions with her colleagues here issues
can be discussed around the production of objects and souvenirs based on
ethnographic collections, store administration (is it closely related or
separate to the museum's admin), whether it's a real source of income, etc.
We also hope to identify institutions that might be intersted in entering
into an exchange based relationship over a longer term with the Kunstkammer.

Would anyone have any suggestions as to museums that should be visited by
the Kunstkammer representative? Or perhaps you have some comments or issues
around museum stores that we should be thinking about?

Thanks

Allison Pultz

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