The Dartmouth Museum (Nova Scotia)some years back did an exhibit entitled 
"Dartmouth's Memorable Women" where a call was put out to the community for 
nominations.  I believe schools were able to include the project in their 
curriculum as a research/history activity.  The top 100 responses were 
chosen and profiled in the exhibit.  As the community at large selected the 
women, there were no hard feelings towards the museum.


>From: Cindy Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Criteria for exhibit inclusion
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:13:41 -0600
>
>We are in the planning stages for the new Museum of Mississippi History and 
>we are looking for criteria used when doing an exhibit on "celebrities" 
>from the state.  We plan to have an exhibit on "Arts and Entertainment" 
>that will tell about some of Mississippi's authors, artists, and actors and 
>a "Music Emporium" where Mississippi's contributions to music will be 
>discussed.
>
>We are concerned about who to include in these exhibits--do we include 
>every published author from Mississippi or only those that have reached a 
>certain level in their career?  Do you have a similar exhibit?  If so, 
>what, if any, criteria was set to determine inclusion in the exhibit?  
>Also, who is included in the exhibit--actors, athletes, artists, authors, 
>musicians, et.?
>
>Thank you in advance for your time.
>
>--
>Cindy Gardner, Field Services Curator
>Museum of Mississippi History
>Mississippi Department of Archives and History
>P.O. Box 571
>Jackson, MS 39205-0571
>Telephone: 601/576-6901
>Facsimile: 601/576-6981
>Email: [log in to unmask]
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