I am dedicated to the idea of museum studies and will continue to support projects that promote the idea of of interdisciplinary studies. The various "studies" programs at NYU are pointing in the right direction. American Studies with Andrew Ross as director in particular as well as Liberal Studies. The Museum Studies program is a perfect "bridge" for these other areas. Unfortunately, at NYU, the faculties don't communicate well. The new director of Liberal Studies hates the whole idea of museums (she's from eastern europe -- hint, hint, hint....) There is a very great need for technical expertise and a museum studies program should provide that. We're working on a number of projects at artnetweb, including realaudio broadcasts, that I hope will take up some of the slack (with no institutional funding, by the way). -- ___________________________________________ ROBBIN MURPHY, creative director, artnetweb [log in to unmask] http://artnetweb.com 426 Broome Street, NYC 10013 212 925-1885