Here is a link for a piece from the La Leche League's website. You may want to check your local legislation. http://www.lalecheleague.org/Law/Bills4.html Christina Christina M. Myatt Theatrical Programming Coordinator Putnam Museum 1717 West 12th Street Davenport IA 52804 563.324.1054 ext. 207 (phone) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: "Gibson, Cecelia" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:35:50 -0400 Subject: Re: Visitor conduct, sensitive issues... > In response to your last statement... > > That is why we asked the question! > > We felt this issue was a legitimate concern, although a sensitive > issue to > broach. We asked because we wanted to know if anyone else had > discussed > this issue and had any policies regarding it. > > To those of you who responded with professionalism, and decorum, > thank you > very much. It is often difficult to ask these types of questions, > and those > responders that took that into account are greatly appreciated. > > Cecelia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bennett Siegel [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Visitor conduct, sensitive issues... > > > another father of breast fed babes, and head preparator at a museum, > i would > much rather risk a splash of breast milk than have the gallery > disrupted by > an angry screaming babe, or a scene by a rightfully outraged mom who > is > asked to leave. why not supply seating for moms that is not in > direct line > of fire to any art in a gallery and if carpet needs to be > occasionally > swabbed than so be it. this way a guard can simply ask that the mom > move > over to the designated seating in the gallery. you accomodate the > sensitive > need for a very basic human activity, while still protecting the art. > as > humans we have the distinct ability to understand fine lines between > food in > galleries and milk laden breasts in galleries. and bottles can and > do leak > or spill. the danger there is greater than the danger of breast milk > leaking. make the fine line for the sake of humanity. how many > documented > instances of breast milk landing on paintings are there anyway...? > i am > inspired to find out what our museums policy is on this matter. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Allison-Bunnell" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:06 AM > Subject: Re: Visitor conduct, sensitive issues... > > > > I can't help but add my support for allowing breastfeeding in the > galleries. > > As the father of a breastfed child, I can say that the breast has > been the > > only thing that could calm our son down on many occasions. In terms > of > > disruption to other gallery visitors, a fussing baby is far more > bothersome > > than a woman discretely breastfeeding. In our family, a > breastfeeding ban > > would certainly not engender good will toward the museum. If you > want to > be > > a family-friendly place, you will not ban breastfeeding in the > galleries. > > > > There is no rational public health, hygienic, preservation, > conservation, > > etc. reason for banning breastfeeding in the galleries. > > > > > > On 6/27/03 8:05 AM, "Gibson, Cecelia" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > I have two questions for the list. One is a rather sensitive > issue for > all > > > of you to ponder. We are currently developing guidelines for > visitor > > > conduct in exhibition galleries. The guidelines would be posted > in each > > > gallery and would be used by our Gallery Representatives as a > means of > > > enabling them to act when they see behaviors that are > inappropriate in > the > > > gallery. One of the first items listed would, of course, be no > food or > > > drinks allowed. We would like to include breast-feeding in this > category as > > > it is technically a food source. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > -- > > Steven Allison-Bunnell, PhD > > Senior Producer & Writer ~ Educational Web Adventures > > [log in to unmask] ~ http://www.eduweb.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] . 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