You might be a museum professional if you stop and tell people at the supermarket, Please DON'T TOUCH!" Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator Los Angeles On 1/18/06, Marielle Fortier <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > .....if you are caught in public with a pair of white gloves sticking out of > your back pocket. > > This thread has me laughing....I do most of these things....at least I now > know that I am not alone. > > > > ********************** > Marielle Fortier > Museum Registrar > Norwich University Museum > Northfield, Vermont > ********************** > > > > > > >From: David Lewias <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: You Might Be A Museum Professional If... > >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:51:41 EST > > > >You Might Be a *SMALL* Museum Professional If ... > > > >Your first task of the day is to check that the bathrooms have enough > >toilet > >paper and that the trash cans don't need to be emptied. > > > >You have to two sets of feather-dusters, rags, and cleaning supplies -- one > >for the exhibits and the other for the toilets -- and you get to use both > >once > >a week. > > > >You have ever been called upon to kick the boiler/HVAC unit that's on the > >fritz, give a tour to 3rd graders, and submit a grant -- all in the same > >day. > >(yup been there, done that) > > > >You've ever uttered the words, "you've got to check out our gift shop." > > > >You know the first -- and most important -- information that all new > >docents > >will need to learn is where the bathrooms are. > > > >You know what a "docent" is. (No it's not a female deer worth only a > >penny!) > > > >You know how many cuts it takes to cleanly cut through a sheet of > >foam-core, > >(which by the way is three). Extra credit if you know what local stores > >stocks what sizes of foam core, and double-bonus points if you happen to > >have > >been caught walking around in public with a craft-knife in your pocket. > > > > > >- David - > >David Lewis, Curator > >Aurora Regional Fire Museum > > > >www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org > > > > > >========================================================= > >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). > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > ========================================================= > 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).