I work in a museum that is operated by the city. We are a small museum and there are sometimes difficulties in the budget process. Although there are similarities betwee the museum and parks and recreation, in our city each has its own department. When the city council does make comparisons, it tends to see the museum as more closely aligned to the library department since both are considered cultural. As an independent department, although very small, things like lunch and hours are up to us. Mary Huck The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum, Platteville, WI