Hello, The City of Memphis, Tennessee, maintains the Pink Palace family of Museums which includes the Pink Palace Mansion, Pink Palace Museum, the Sharpe Planetarium, Lichterman Nature Center, historic houses, and a natural science center. You can find information about these from www.memphismuseums.org <http://www.memphismuseums.org/> The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has its own museum division which owns and operates three museums. Info can be found online at http://www.fwb.org/html/fwbmuseum01.htm A quick Google web search under the search phrase “city-owned museum” turned up the Crocker Museum of Art (Sacramento, CA), Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York City), Baltimore (MD) Museum of Art, Davenport (IA) Museum of Art, Winchester-Frederick County (VA) Historical Society, and the Florida International Museum (St. Petersburg, FL) among others. I hope this information is helpful. Sincerely, Shane Rhyne, Public Relations Director East Tennessee Historical Society Knoxville, Tennessee -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: museums and municipalities 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. Beth Ann McPherson Curator of Interpretation The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms