We had a thread about reproductions in museums on the list some time before Christmas where I think just about everyone put in their $.02. I don't recall the exact dates or whether it was archived anywhere, though. Ralph Appelbaum Associates takes great pains to used "authentic" material in their exhibit designs because people seem to want contact with the real. But, then again, they also seem to want to see Mickey Mouse dressed up as George Washington in Virginia, too. Robbin Murphy NYU/Museum Studies ArtNet (A real virtual art space) [log in to unmask]