This came up before. I believe government-owned museums follow government policies; university-connected ones follow the university policy, and the private ones are mixed. We are private. In general I have always favored turning the honorarium in as a gift to my museum -- it protects my integrity as a museum director not to be accepting "outside" money. Lecturing on museum-related topics is part of the institution's outreach anyway. Others are free to disagree, and they will, of course. The issue is actually very complex, if anyone wants it to be. For example, if one is lecturing during working hours; after working hours; on a topic not directly related to the museum's programs/collections/research...all kinds of wrinkles. I prefer to keep it simple. And the auditors love it that way. Ross Weeks Jr. http://histcrab.netscope.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Ciotola, Nicholas P. <[log in to unmask]> > > If a museum employee receives an honorarium for giving a lecture, is it > standard policy in the museum world for that sum of money to be turned over > to the museum that he or she represents? ========================================================= 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).