Also, AAA (American Automobile Association, not American
Anthropological Association) will often get you a 2 for 1 discount at
museums.  While I agree that AAM membership will get you into a
number of museums for free, this is by no means all museums.  Just a
couple of weeks ago I visited a large museum in Portland, OR which
offered no AAM discount.

It also reminds me of a visit to a museum in San Diego a few years ago.
When I asked if they had a discount for AAM members, I was told that
just because I was a doctor did not mean I could get a discount at the
museum.  So you may want to be prepared to explain the difference
between AAM and the AMA.

Keni Sturgeon
Curator
Jensen Arctic Museum


----- Original Message -----
From: Jill <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:06 am
Subject: Re: museum admission prices

> Hm.  I am completely mystified that dozens of museum professionals
are
> complaining about the cost of museum admissions...aren't you aware
> that your
> AAM card gets you in free to most museums in America?  Heck, I
> even got into
> half a dozen museums in France with by waving the AAM card plus my
> businesscard at the admissions desk, and remembering that curator
> is 'conservateur'
> in French.
>
> So if you aren't an AAM member, you should be, if only just for
> the savings:
> the cost of membership will be more than recouped with free museum
> admissions across the country.
>
> cheers -
> Jill R. Chancey, Curator
> Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
> Laurel, MS
> (phone) 601-649-6374
> (fax) 601-649-6379
>
>
=====================================================
====
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
> http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain
> detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one
> line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of
> the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail
> message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message
> should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).