>With more communication and education of the runnings and funcionings >of museum, the public would better understand what it takes to run a museum. I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. The trick is finding a medium which allows people to explore the research aspects of museums while simultaneously enjoying the exhibition aspects. I have my own ideas about what medias are effective in this regard. I do think this arbitrary division promotes ideas that are very dangerous, including a belief by the general public that scientists have all the answers or cannot be wrong. Cheers, Robert Guralnick Museum of Paleontology University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 [log in to unmask] (510) 642-9696