David Haberstich wrote: Corporate logos in exhibitions (except when the logo is itself the subject of exhibition), giveaways of the sponsor's products, and similar advertising gimmicks should be overruled by any responsible public institution. I wonder to what extent this actually is the policy of museums. Corporations seem to want their logo on the entrance wall of exhibitions, and obviously benefit if their products are on display along with other objects in the museum. If the product has a reasonable connection to the theme of the exhibition, how do you decide what kind of placement and prominence a sponsors' product will have? Do institutions have guidelines on such things, or are they subject to negotiation on a case-by-case basis? Do museums with exhibitions appealing to children feel there's any particular responsibility to those young enough not to be able to distinguish advertising from other content? Grace Seiberling ========================================================= 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).