Hi! I'm wondering what kinds of policies (formal or otherwise) other
museums have for permitting public access to collections.  And when I
say *public* I mean the general, lay public and/or collectors who have a
strictly personal interest in viewing portions of a collection.  In
facilitating a visit by some pottery collectors several issues (such as
"why don't you have more on display?" and "why don't you allow more
public access to this collection") came up, which I addressed. He's
written back to complain about our parsimony in the display of the
pieces and allowing public access.  In my reply, I'd like to give him a
sense of other museums' policies.

Anybody care to share?  Thanks in advance.

Stacey Otte
Deputy Director
Catalina Island Museum
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