Not only is it normal, it is so common we decided to write about it. The 
upcoming issue (Spring 2007) of "The Exhibitionist", the journal of the National 
Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME), will focus on the RFP process. 
Called the RFP Cookbook, this issue is guest edited by Paul Orselli of POW, the 
Paul Orselli Workshop. 

For more information on NAME and to order back issues of The Exhibitionist, 
visit our website: www.n-a-m-e.org

NAME is a Standing Professional Committee of the American Association of 
Museums. 

Diane Gutenkauf
NAME Membership Chair
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On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:06:02 -0800, Brad Holderman 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>To begin, I havent worked in the field of museums in
>quite some time.  But is it normal for a museum to
>request for exhibit propsals?
>
>I always thought that was the job of the museum and
>its curators.  Or is this simply from a construction
>standpoint?
>

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