Dear Museum-List Many thanks to everyone who's been replying about Barnum's mermaid. Our exhibition "Myths and Mysteries of the Sea" or alternative title "Spooks, Spirits and Sirens" will have a section in it about mermaids. We'd love to have the 'real' Barnum hoax in our show in Sydney, Australia but suspect a picture may be what we use. So Anita I'd be delighted to receive the citation for Barnum book. Our exhibition opens in December 96 if you're this way. And I'll be attending the American Association of Museums conference in May so I hope I'll meet up with some of you there. Mariea Fisher Australian National Maritime Museum [log in to unmask]