Good afternoon to everyone!!! I will be taking a course in Museums and Historic Sites next term as a requirement for my Diploma in Heritage Resource management. Anyway, we will be focusing on "the Past" and how it is created, our involvment, politics of exhibit, etc. Very much a class revolving around critical theory. Anyway, I was thinking of a potential essay topic and something that cmae ot mind was the role of the gift shop in a museum. How does it interact within the institution; what notions of the past does it present to the public,what sort of atmospheric conditions does it have and how does that correspond with the Museum's presentation, mission, etc. I was wondering if anyone knew of any previous research on this subject and, if so, if they could send the references. I would really appreciate that. Thanks Adrienne Roberts ************************************* Adrienne Roberts Archaeology Unit Queen's College Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NF Canada (709) 737-8869 (709) 726-3703 (home) [log in to unmask] ************************************* ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).