I would guess this is certainly true in some states, including Virginia, and
it is unfortunate.

But it is not all "bad."  The initiative comes from the community to obtain
state support or to build this or that museum.  The Museum of American
Frontier Culture in Staunton, Va. is a good example -- the community leaders
had secured almost a million dollars before the state was asked to commit to
building it.  It is a state museum.

State legislative grants to non-state museums in Virginia must be matched
dollar for dollar, which helps encourage local philanthropy and therefore
local commitment.

Ross Weeks Jr.
Tazewell Va.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Indigo Nights" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 6:55 PM
Subject: Museums as Pork Barrel Projects?


> There's a rather interesting article in today's
> Sacramento Bee that says, among other things:
>
> "But perhaps the most intriguing form of contemporary
> pork barrel spending is an explosion of state-financed
> museums commemorating one thing or another."
>
> For the full article, go here:
>
> http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert03_20010423.html
>
> I don't know how long they keep their articles on
> line, so if you wait a couple of days, it may not be there.
>
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> Indigo Nights
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