Regarding honoraria received, unless the museum who employs this individual paid for that individual's education, I would say that any money received belongs to that individual alone. There is not a conflict of interest unless, as you say, the work in question was accomplished on staff time or there was a pre-arranged agreement stating that the individual would not take any paid work outside of the institution. I know of numerous curators/museum profesionals who do work on the side, often for smaller museums and publications that cannot afford to employ a full-time person--me being one of them. Anyway, after taxes, it's a pittance! John Handley San Francisco