I work in an office dedicated to this sort of advice. Three of us are
employed by the county council to develop museum provision internally,
and also to advise small and independant museums in the county on
collections care, management, display, time capsules or anything else
they dream up to ask us. We also put together joint projects for museums
in the area, working with district councils and independant museums to
organise touring exhibitions, events, training days, joint marketing etc
etc.

If there are others out there doing this sort of work I too would be
happy to hear from them. It would be interesting to see if the issues
were the same both sides of the atlantic.

Best,
Jane

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>From:  Tim Lupin[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  15 September 1999 19:23
>Subject:       Statewide assistance for museums
>
>As statewide services curator at the Louisiana State Museum, I am wondering
>about other states that have formal assistance programs for small and
>emerging museums.  I offer a free consultation service to any museum in
>Louisiana or group trying to start a museum that is interested in
>professional help.  I travel around the state helping museums with
>administration, collections management, exhibits, and fund raising.
>
>I am interested in discussing trends with other states that have similar
>programs and sharing resources.  If anyone knows of similar programs in
>other states, please let me know.
>
>Thanks
>
>L. Timothy Lupin, Curator of Statewide Services
>Louisiana State Museum
>751 Chartres St.
>New Orleans, LA  70116
>(504)568-5975
>
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