Steven: Some specific articles on national museums: "Reflecting the State of the Nation" - Museums Journal, Feb. 1995 "Removing the Legacy of the Korean Past" - Curator, Sept. 1998 "Museums Around the World" Chapter 10 in Museums: A Place to Work " Exact Imagining: The Museum As A Journey" - Museum News, March/April 1998 Hope this helps, Dawn Scher Thomae Milwaukee Public Museum Also, check back issues of Museum International Steven Lubar wrote: > Can anyone suggest useful reading on the idea of a national museum: > when > was it invented, what has it meant to different countries at different > > times? Thanks for any advice. > > Steve Lubar > National Museum of American History > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > > 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] > > 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). ========================================================= 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).