The Heard Museum (in Phoenix), has a good video about itself, its mission and its involvement with the Southwest Native Communities.  I've used it to spring board discussions about Native Communities and museums.  I think it was about $19.00 from their gift shop.  There's also that PBS series "great museums" or something like that.  I never found an episode that I could use, but it might depend on what you're syllabus looks like.

Good luck,
Keni Sturgeon
Curator of Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street
Bristol, RI 02809

----- Original Message -----
From: Heidi Campbell-Shoaf <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:22 am
Subject: film suggestions

> I am teaching an Intro to Museum Studies course this semester. It 
> is an evening class that last three hours so in order to preserve 
> my voice and the students' attention span, I would like to 
> incorporate some relevant films. I am planning to show a PBS film 
> on the Chicago World's Fair as an example of the beginnings of the 
> democatization of museums. I also cover all the basics and include 
> historic preservation as well. Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> Heidi Campbell-Shoaf
> Curator
> Historical Society of Frederick County
> 24 E. Church St.
> Frederick, MD 21701
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