What about art museums that don't collect? We carry on all the functions of a museum but without the collection--we exhibit, present education programs, do scholarly research, publish catalogues...but as a contemporary art facility. We don't feel the need to collect and preserve. Yet we are not "Disneyland". Julia Moore Indianapolis Art Center campbell wrote: > > Why can't there be a new word for these institutions? They are > definitely not just amusement parks. I would say that they are not > exactly museums, either (as I would contend that if you don't have > animals, you don't have a zoo). I think everyone would be much happier > if we could define this institutional niche with a name (an accurate > name) worthy of its often valuable and interesting efforts. Who better > than the members of this list to do so? > > Chris Woodson wrote: > > > > k, I feel the need to respond to the "Disneyland" comment :o) > > -- > Timothy L. Campbell > [log in to unmask] > http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8189 > > ========================================================= > 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).