Here is an article from the Board Cafe - "Thinking the Unthinkable: Maybe We Should Shut Down" Hope it's of help? http://www.blueavocado.org/content/thinking-unthinkable-maybe-we-should-shut-down - David - David Lewis, Curator Aurora Regional Fire Museum www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Worley <[log in to unmask]> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2013 2:38 pm Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Closing a museum? Good afternoon Museum-L, Does anyone know of any good resources (articles, books, case studies, whatever) on closing a museum and/or how one might go about determining if that's the best option for an institution? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lisa -- --- Lisa Worley To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= 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).