The article is what I have argued for years. Too often we fail to ask a simple question: then what? How many museum folks are not working because it is easier to cut personnell costs instead of facilities costs? On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:47 PM, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Everyone, This article on the effects of the glut of museum expansions in this economy is in today's NY Times Online. Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/arts/design/12build.html?_r=1&hp Cheers! Dave David Harvey Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant Los Angeles CA ========================================================= 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).