Yes, Julie Moore, you've written words from my own heart...! It's the crummy
reality of business that makes it "no fun" to be in the director's seat or
on the board of any museum. Sigh...
Laura West
Project Manager
M&S Engineering, Ltd.
Spring Branch, TX.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Moore [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Trickle-down Stickiness
Well, I have a MBA and tons of both museum and academic experience, and
frankly although I am qualified to do so I DO NOT WANT TO RUN A MUSEUM. I
don't want the fundraising headaches, donor kissing and just plain putting
up with people who don't understand the right way to do things, but have the
power and money that we need to keep our doors open. I can't keep explaining
the same thing over and over. I'm not a young thing, but I'm still naive
enough to believe that if I just stick to the mission then the quality of
what we do will shine forth and attract what we need to survive. Plus, it's
more fun to be a curator.
I think I'm not the only one feeling this way, and THAT'S why the bean
counters are running things. The rest of us just want to play with our
artists and our objects (or documents, or history, or whatever), and are
perfectly satisfied to do so.
Julia Muney Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center
820 E. 67th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-2464 x233
FAX (317) 254-0486
email <[log in to unmask]>
website <http://www.indplsartcenter.org>
-----Original Message-----
From: Indigo Nights [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Trickle-down Stickiness
In the less than perfect world of today, a good bean
counter and a good museum professional would talk to
one another and not judge, but forge together for the
good of the institution--something greater than the
sum of its parts. Alternatively, a good museum
professional (with all those degrees) would add the
letters MBA to their credentials.
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