Like most museums, the greater part of our collection is in storage at any time (in our case, more than 98%!). This summer, we opened our collections and research facility to the public for a total of six weekends. While we did NOT allow visitors into certain areas, we did give them the chance to see all the larger artifacts and we created a small exhibitions area to give them an idea of the collections that were not open to the public. We charged a discount price and provided minimum services. The open houses were quite popular and it seems clear that we will do the same thing next year. We conducted a visitor survey over the course of the open houses. I should have the report in another week or so and would be glad to send a copy to anyone interested in this kind of activity. Harry Needham Director, Programmes and Operations Canadian War Museum