Hello, list-serv, I'm working towards my Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies at George Washington University in Washington, DC. We just read some interesting articles for our class on Preservation and Conservation. One in particular was about some recent inventions for stabilizing statues. A company had developed a 3-tiered base system that would move with the ground vibrations and serve to protect whatever statues were placed on them. I'm fascinated by this. My question is, once one develops something like this, how would one submit funding for running a cost-benefit analysis to test the new invention? Would this be something that someone could submit a grant for? I'd be curious to know what people think. Happy Spring! Katherine Hoppe ========================================================= 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).