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 [log in to unmask]