Beth Ann:
The Milwaukee Public Museum, like many institutions today, is in a
private/public relationship.  The county owns the building and the
collections, the staff salaries and related expenditures comes from
private monies.  The county provides 4.3 million a year for a five year
renewable contract and the rest of the remaining 15 million or so comes
from other sources such as shops, admission, food, membership, facility
rental, etc. You can contact me directly if you need more information
and if I can't answer your questions, I can certainly recommend someone
who can.
Dawn Scher Thomae
Milwaukee Public Museum

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> I am interested in gathering a list of museums who are physically
> owned or in an operating relationship with a municipality.  If you
> site qualifies, would you forward me a contact person?  I am
> particularly interested in historic sites but not restricted to.
> Thank you.
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> Beth Ann McPherson
> Curator of Interpretation
> The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
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