As the spouse of a collector, I can say that sometimes we have been in competition with museums in open auctions for the items we collect. Sometimes we have gotten the object, sometimes not. The objects that we have at home that are "museum quality" (there are a handful) have been published in reference books as belonging to us, but so far nobody has come sniffing for a donation (which we might consider, later, much later). Or maybe we will approach the appropriate museum later. I can also say that once we got interested in collecting we definitely became more active in visiting museums that shed light on what we collected. Julia Muney Moore Public Art Administrator and Project Manager, Art Program, New Indianapolis Airport Blackburn Architects 3388 Founders Rd Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.875.5500 x230 FAX 317.875.0544 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Jason Aikens [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Pros and Cons of Private Collecting ... I'm still interested in any other opinions from anyone on whether they believe the collecting market is a source of competition to museums or generates interest in museum collections. Thanks Jason ========================================================= 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).