I would agree >>> [log in to unmask] 06/13/02 04:09PM >>> > I have to agree with Jill Keehner - I was a curator and am now an educator - all museum's should be focused on object or collection based learning. Just to be contrary, there wouldn't be a museum without visitors either! The relationship between our collections, whether they be art, history or science - and the visitor is what makes the museum experience! And it definitely goes for art, too! I also want to comment on the concept of helping the visitor understand what a museum is and does - it should be part of the experience, perhaps not the focues but certainly, the visitor should leave knowing what a museum is and a better process of the scholarship that occurs in the museum. For example, we try to teach people how a curator looks at art as part of the process of helping them build a relationship with the pieces in our museum. Kathrine Schlageck Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).