Ken, exactly which museums, anywhere, do not present a socio-political perspective regarding their subject matter? and which museum governance bodies withhold their socio-politico perspectives when exercising their governance? -L.D. On Aug 28, 2005, at 5:38 PM, ken brown wrote: > Is there a reason for belonging to Museum-L? Is that reason to > participate in political and social debate? Is it unreasonable to ========================================================= 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).