Are you aware of the new National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh? I would not say that the collection is presented in an entirely "non-traditional" manner, but the collection is housed in a very new, purpose-built structure. I hope that this helps! Laura Petznick, Ph.D. ------Original Message------ From: michele jacobs <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: July 24, 2000 8:15:50 AM GMT Subject: New history museums Hi listers. I am currently looking for new innovative history museum around the globe. Preferably "national" those museums that have recently undergone renovations and are presenting their collections in a more non traditionAL fashion. Any suggestions? michele jacobs The boekman stichting, the netherlands >From: Roy Hemmat <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Transportation museum >Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:07:24 GMT > >I operate a website that might be of value in your search for >"hip-cool-must-see" museums in the United States. Some of the more topical >areas of my site that you might wish to explore are (1) the "global museum >search" which contains many listings of U.S. museums, along with websites, >searchable by collection type, city, etc. - (2) the "showcase", which >amounts to a list of 50 stellar stateside museums. > >Plus - I just added a convenient "click to search" feature on the front >page, with transportation museums included. > >http://museumstuff.com > >Enjoy your trip. I'm jealous! > >Roy Hemmat >[log in to unmask] >http://museumstuff.com - Find 1000's of museum >links and resources .. sign up for our FREE newsletter. > >========================================================= >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). ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= 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). ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ========================================================= 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).