Yes, the American Museum of Natural History does it all the time. Contact Elizabeth Murray at [log in to unmask] She is working with a database for an exhibit to open soon on Vietnam. Lisa Breslof At 02:38 PM 10/14/02 -0700, you wrote: >Our museum is developing a database to help in the design and implementation >of a new permanent exhibit (natural history). The complexity of designing a >database to cover all thing necessary while developing an exhibit is quite >daunting. Are there any other museums that have developed a database >alongside an exhibit? Can you share information about pitfalls and >windfalls? >Thanks > >Sincerely, >Vince Bayard >Fossil Mysteries Database Manager >San Diego Natural History Museum >"Your Nature Connection" > >Website: www.sdnhm.org >Email: [log in to unmask] > >Mailing Address: P.O. Box 121390, San Diego, CA 92112-1390, USA >Street Address: 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 > >========================================================= >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). ____________________________________________________ Lisa Breslof, M.S.Ed Supervising Museum Instructor Department of Education American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 Phone: 212-769-5169 Fax: 212-313-7182 e-mail:[log in to unmask] John Burroughs Association http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/ ========================================================= 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).