Hi Mary Agnes, I would STRONGLY recommend that you develop a masterplan--this covers mission, visitor experience, types of installations, community and formal education programs, projected annual operating budget and, of course, intial capital budget/campaign for the concersion of the WPA building. Contact me off-list if you would like some names of master plan firms. Good Luck! Lois Lois Brynes, Principal Deep-Time Associates P.O. Box 58 Rockport, MA 01966 USA voice (978) 546-8574 fax (978) 546-6611 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] > From: Mary Agnes Beach <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:08:37 -0400 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: starting a museum > > My question today regards advice that can be offered in starting a new > museum. In Coral Gables Florida we are starting a general museum that is a > public/private partnership. The museum will be housed in an historically > designated WPA building. We have a good start with funding and community > suppport and have preliminary plans from an architect. I have a background > in museum work and know the basics of good practice. I wonder if anyone on > the list can recommend any consultants, workshops, or reading that would be > useful as we create a good firm structure institutionally? > > ========================================================= > 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).