Thanks Chris for sharing your experience. I greatly appreciate it. I would concur that storing charged weapons would not be such a great idea. ;) I can understand not keeping the contents for most museums for a variety of reasons. But the gist of my original question is how do you handle alcohol-related exhibits and artifacts when you are in an environment that is staunchly anti-drinking. Your experience confirmed my instincts. I would agree that management was gutless, but alas, I am beginning to mellow somewhat and know that you have to choose your battles wisely. Thanks again, Lori ========================================================= 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).