This question is probably best directed toward curators and registrars. I apologize if it sounds foolish, but I've been struggling with this for the past several weeks! What is the most practical way to send payment for a photograph (or slide, etc.) to a foreign institution? (Or, how do foreign scholars pay for photos from American museums?) My current situation: I have been trying to order 44 Deutschmarks (approximately $22 US) worth of slides from the Cologne Cathedral publishing house (the Koelner Dom Verlag). It would cost me $40 US to have my bank wire the funds directly to one of their bank accounts (on top of the $22), or to have my bank draw up a check in Deutchmarks which I could then mail. And I expect it would cost the Verlag, too, to receive the transmission. It would cost me $15 US to wire the funds via Western Union, but someone from the publishing house would have to pick up the wire funds from a Western Union office. I don't think the staff would do this; they've been very uncommunicative. I have asked the Verlag in two e-mails, two faxes, and a paper letter whether they will accept Mastercard or Visa, but no answer! Just a faxed invoice with the amount I'd owe, and various contact information including their bank account numbers. I would prefer not to send cash, and I'd have to hunt down a money exchange somewhere, but I'm thinking this may be the quickest, least expensive option. As I move on in my graduate studies, I expect I'l be running into this problem even more frequently--be it publishing houses, archives, or museums, so any advice will be appreciated! Sarah E. Cloud Worcester Art Museum Curatorial Intern [log in to unmask] 508-799-4406 Ex. 3027 ========================================================= 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).