A correction to Steve Eichner's citation of the number of museums as
15,000.  The source for that number is:

Ellen Riske and Roger Lidman.  Are Museums Associations Ready for the
Year 2000? (Phoenix:  Museum Association of Arizona, 1998), p. 23.

The source is nor the American Association of Museums.

Roxana Adams, Assistant Director
Programs for Museum Advancement & Excellence
Technical Information Service
American Association of Museums
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