At 06:56 PM 2/14/96 -0600, you wrote:
>We say do not touch, but perhaps we should explain the importance of that
>to our visitors.  Give them a clue to the importance of not touching
>objects rather than saying 'not to touch that because I said so'.


I visited a small museum in Wales a few years ago that had a sign in the
front lobby explaining this.  I doubt whether all, or even most, visitors
read it or even *saw* it, but I thought it was a great idea!
Janis Beth Wilkens
Curator of Collections/Interim Assoc. Director
Museum of York County
4621 Mt. Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC  29732
803-329-2121  Fax: 803-329-5249
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