Chuck, You have pointed to the obvious difficulties when dealing with people who suffer from polar thinking - believing entirely in one side or the other, as if there are no shades of grey in the middle. To head your comment off at the pass, so to speak, I pointed out (in my first message) that the way to combine the two - pluralism and "intellectual integrity" - is to: (1) invite teachers to prepare their class(es) before the museum tour (or discuss the issues during or after); AND, (2) present what is considered "intellectual integrity" by the Museum community (i.e., AAM, museums professionals, etc.) and academics. I would add - with a note of caution against censorship or close-mindedness - the following: If a group objects so strongly to material presented in a museums, they ought to consider self-censoring (i.e., not visiting a museum) . . . rather than demand/expect a museum to compromise its ethical duty to present information of "intellectual integrity." How dare anyone ask a museum to omit information and tell a half-truth? That does not strike me as a suitable demand/expectation from a Christian group. (Granted, I'm not Christian; so perhaps I misunderstand Christian ethics.) Not trying to stir up a tempest in a teapot. But without "intellectual integrity," there's little point in having museums. Is there? Sincerely, Jay Heuman Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102 342-3300 (telephone) 342-2376 (fax) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Museum * Etymology: Latin Museum place for learned occupation, from Greek Mouseion, from neuter of Mouseios of the Muses, from Mousa * an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value; also, a place where objects are exhibited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================================= 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).