Re: Chuck Watkins request of a few weeks back... On the topic of the ties/differences between museums and theme parks, I came across yet ANOTHER article on the subject. I think you will *love* the title of this one... King, Margaret J. "The Theme Park Experience: What Museums Can Learn from Mickey Mouse," THE FUTURIST 25:6 (Nov/Dec 1991): 24-32. The article predicts that museums will increasingly emulate theme parks, discusses the concepts of "theming" and "knowledge clustering," cites the tendency of visitors to be overwhelmed by the museum experience ("art shock," she calls it), and challenges museums to use their potential to educate through entertainment and informal culture. Art shock?? Stacy Roth [log in to unmask]