I too have been wondering whether there is a group--formal or informal--of state museums. In the same way that university museums share certain conditions in common, state museums operate within a unique framework. A group would be useful and interesting. Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections Alaska State Museum, Juneau At 05:27 PM 4/22/03 -0400, you wrote: >Does anyone think that there would be support for starting a National >Association of State Museums (or State Museums Association)? That is, an >association dedicated to "STATE" or municipal museums. NOT an association >of all of the museums within a state like the Association of Indiana >Museums, Wisconsin Federation of Museums, Illinois Association of Museums, >Conference of State Museum Associations etc. > >... BUT a national entity dedicated to representing the unique challenges >that face state-run, state-funded, or public tax-supported cultural >institutions throughout the country such as the Indiana State Museum, New >York State Museum, Illinois State Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, >Texas State History Museum, etc. It could foster active, formal >partnerships, collaborations and advocacy initiatives. It would allow >State-run (or funded) cultural entities to "pool" resources in a way. > >What do you think? I'm just ruminating aloud today... Thank you for your >time. > >Jeremy T. Chrabascz, Curator of Furnishings >Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites > >========================================================= >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).