Good point. I always wonder about the grey areas between art and commerce
in the museum context. It would be smart to make sure before doing
something that would get you in trouble.
Thanks for the good responses so far!

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Mark Nielsen
Exhibit Designer/Preparator
University of Michigan Museum of Art
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On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, J./B. Moore wrote:

> Put it up front, by all means, in order to spur sales, but be careful to
> ensure that visitors must enter the museum in order to access the shop.
> I heard a rumor that one museum's shop had a separate street access that
> was open after regular museum hours, and the museum's non-profit status
> was severely threatened because the shop had not been incorporated
> separately as a for-profit organization.  (may have just been a rumor,
> tho)  This goes for restaurants too, if they aren't separately
> incorporated as for-profits.
>
> Julia Moore
> Indianapolis Art Center
>