Dear List -- we read with interest the informative exchange concerning audience development and interactive gardens. We're totally in favor of more green spaces!! To learn how the many options for audience development -- such as gardens, expansions, and other ideas -- are vetted and evaluated in an objective strategic planning process, this recent article from Museum Design Magazine will be useful reading. It tells how The Children's Museum of the Desert near Palm Springs, California successfully weighed their options and made significant changes -- during tough times. Museum Design Magazine article: http://www.kb-atelier.com/home.jsp?page=352 Best regards, Christopher Brown ATELIER Kathleen Brown www.kb-atelier.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] . 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).