The Amon Carter Museum in Ft Worth re-opened year after a 1-2 year hiatus when they added a multi story wing. Geoff Dare on this list could tell you more about what happened with staff, collection, et al. Care to comment Geoff? Mary Kirby Historic Upshur Museum [log in to unmask] On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:25:23 -0600 Catherine Ricciardelli <[log in to unmask]> writes: > To my museum colleagues: > I would like to hear from anyone who has worked in a museum, or > knows > of a museum, where the museum essentially closed its doors to the > public, the staff and the collections for a complete renovation or > rebuilding of the museum. I am interested in discussing how much > of > the staff was retained during the building phase, how jobs changed, > what > challenges were faced, etc. Please contact me off list if you > prefer. > I would like to speak with you via telephone. > > Best regards, > > > Cathy Ricciardelli > Director, Exhibitions & Collections Services > Terra Museum of American Art > 664 N. Michigan Avenue > Chicago, IL 61606 > tel: 312-654-2244 > fax: 312-944-0639 > email: [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > 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). > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ========================================================= 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).