I believe Cindy has the right idea. The board member should be asked to explain what he thinks a museum really is, since he has chosen to disagree with the accepted definition. Perhaps in this way the board member's real agenda can be brought out. The board member might also be asked if he would be willing to volunteer to help keep the museum open for more hours, or assigned to chair a committee to raise money and find volunteers to keep the museum open longer. Dealing with board members can be very difficult. They usually don't understand how not-for-profit organizations function, and very few understand how museums function. But when a board member as obstinate as yours is being, he needs to be challenged (politely, of course). --John On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Cindy Boyer <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > But I wonder what the trustee’s agenda is. > -- John E. Simmons Museologica 128 E. Burnside Street Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010 [log in to unmask] 303-681-5708 www.museologica.com and Adjunct Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University 19 Deike Building University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-2709 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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).