Regarding salaries, there seems to be a basic point that no one is mentioning: if museums are not generating significant amounts of revenue (and if they are competing for donated funds within a given area, like New York), how are they supposed to pay their employees more? And the AAM is a professional organization, not a union. I don't understand what it could do. I don't think you're trying very hard, either. Do you actually believe that a professional organization shouldn't be concerned with the level of salaries that dedicated professionals are able to earn? John Handley San Francisco