Where can I find a copy of Stephen's Weil's "Rethinking the Museum" Catherine Fitts -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 1:46 PM Subject: Re: AAM, accreditation, etc. (long rebuttal) >This conversation has been very interesting, and I think the group is >touching on some very important issues. As someone who worked for five >years as a "temporary employee" at the Smithsonian, I know first hand >the challenges we are facing as professionals. However, I have to >agree that formal accreditation may be the wrong response to a >complicated problem. > >Those who are interested may want to revisit Stephen Weil's >_Rethinking the Museum_ for an interesting discussion on the subject. >In short, if I am remembering correctly, Weil argues that the movement >for accreditation sets us as professionals on a path towards the >minutae of our field and moves us away from the more complex issues of >public education. > >Let's continue the dialog. > >Oh.... I wanted to point out that the Washington Post article about >the "museum boom" seemed to imply that the "boom" is taking place for >art and science museums mostly. Is there such a boom for history sites >or are we moving toward this uncomfortable hybrid: the >memorial/educational center? If so, the "temple" is still alive. > >Denise Meringolo >Benjamin Banneker Fellow in Public History >The George Washington University >[log in to unmask] >