I am intrigued - please keep me posted. Jacqueline V. Eyl Director of Education Discovery Creek Children's Museum Washington, DC 20016 (202) 364-3111 ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexander Goldowsky <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:18 AM Subject: N.E.Aq seeks partner institutions for traveling exhibits grant > Are you in charge of exhibits for a small museum, nature center or zoo? > > The New England Aquarium is looking for potential partners for two major > > grants we are writing. > > For both grants we are looking for smaller institutions, ones that have > not frequently (or ever) rented traveling exhibits. Institutions must > be non-profit, and ideally reach audiences not served by larger > institutions. Partner institutions will be involved in exhibit planning > > and will receive traveling exhibits, with the costs largely underwritten > > by the grants. > > The first grant will produce a traveling exhibit about the Aquarius > Undersea Habitat an under water research station run by NOAA. The main > part of the exhibit would be a recreation of the habitat, built on a > flatbed trailer. Since it would be a mobile, self-contained, outdoor > exhibit, we hope to tour institutions that do not have space for large > indoor special exhibits. > > The second grant would underwrite a series of small traveling exhibits > produced in collaboration with Gulf of Maine institutions interested in > aquatic ecological issues. Partner institutions would meet to decide > exhibit priorities and logistical issues. Exhibits would range from > table-top size up to about 200 square feet. > > If you are interested, please get in touch with me at the e-mail address > > below, and I will add you name to our mailing list to receive further > information. > > Thank you, > > Alexander Goldowsky > Senior Program Developer > New England Aquarium > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > 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).