A simple "please keep your hands to yourself" could work. Lauren On 5/1/07, Laurel Spencer-Forsythe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > A group of educators working in collaboration with museum staff to develop > curriculum materials objected to the negative approach to traditional > museum > rules like "don't touch" and "no running." While it was easy enough to put > a > positive spin on "no running" and turn it into "walk"-- we are having more > trouble coming up with a positive way of communicating "don't touch" > clearly > in written form (this is in a PowerPoint presentation that serves as a > field > trip orientation). > > One teacher suggested stating the ways that touching damages works of art > and artifacts, which is a method I've often seen used effectively, BUT we > need a pretty basic directive not an explication of conservation > theory..... > The "museum rules" slide is the last slide after a pretty lengthy > presentation (about 80 slides), so the message needs to be brief. > > Any great ideas out there you can share? > > Thanks! > > Laurel Spencer Forsythe > Executive Director > Ruthmere > 302 E. Beardsley Ave. > Elkhart, IN 46514 > (574) 264-0330 > > www.ruthmere.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). > ========================================================= 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).