Micki,

You might consider getting some "period" music from some royalty free 
sources to play in the room.  Take a look at the following link:
http://www.productiontrax.com/

We haven't tried this source but we have others.  I don't have the links 
handy just now.  If you are interested, let me know and I'll see if I 
can find them.

 -Mark-

 * Mark Fowle, Partner
 * SIGNAL-INNOVA
 * 2841 East 19th Street
 * Signal Hill, CA 90755
 * Email: mailto:markfowle@signal-innova.com
 * http://www.SIGNAL-INNOVA.com/
 * Phone: (800) 417-9060
 * Fax: (800) 773-7694


Orcas Museum wrote:
> I would like to hear from other small museums about paying a fee to 
> BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) for playing a CD as background to an 
> exhibit. I bring CDs in from home, some played as background "mood" 
> for a period room, others in my office to keep me company. BMI claims 
> that because the public has access to both the exhibits and my office, 
> I have to pay them $350 each year to play my CDs. Well, close the door 
> and I'll tell you what I think of that.  But in order to get the name 
> of our obscure, remote, rural museum, they must have photocopied the 
> pages of museum directories everywhere, so someone has probably dealt 
> with this issue?
>  
> Micki Ryan, Director
> Orcas Island Historical Museum
> POB 134, Eastsound WA 98245
> 360 376-4849  [log in to unmask] 
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