Judy:
I am a little surprised by the title of this thread, I guess I was 
expecting some more 'doom and gloom' in museum world. It sounds to me 
what the Paley Center for Media is doing is responding to its 
community and encouraging not only visitation to look at the history 
of a medium of communication, but engaging that same community in 
serious dialogue about the future of communication. Isn't that what 
we are all about?  The "SO WHAT?" factor is clearly being addressed 
here, and I don't think we have to worry too much about the 
deterioration of collections as such. Though I do not have direct 
personal knowledge, I cannot imagine that the institution would 
neglect the archives solely in favor of its public face. The two must 
work together, and I think we all need to acknowledge the changing 
face of museums in order to meet societal changes and still actively 
participate in it.

Thanks for distributing the article - I hope that it generates some 
continuing discussions of the contemporary function of museums!

Sue Shore
Manager of Education Programs
Lubbock Lake Landmark
Museum of Texas Tech University


At 10:47 PM 6/7/2007, Judith Turner wrote:
>Apologies for the duplication but I thought you might
>be interested in the following article from the June 5
>NY Times. I've copied a couple of sentences and follow
>with the link.
>
>
>Judy Turner
>Whitefish Bay, WI
>
>
>New Name and Mission for Museum of Television
>By ELIZABETH JENSEN
>Published: June 5, 2007
>
>First it was named the Museum of Broadcasting, and
>then, as cable and direct satellite grew, it became
>the Museum of Television and Radio. Now, in the
>Internet ...
>
>By no longer calling itself a museum, the center,
>which has buildings on West 52nd Street in Manhattan
>and in Beverly Hills, Calif., is playing down its
>archive of TV and radio programs and is recasting
>itself...
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/arts/design/05pale.html
>
>
>
>
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