Hi Betsy,

Sadly, I don't think you'll find it is 'standard museum practice' not to
mark individual donations this way.  Some museums plaster donor names on
the outside of buildings, the inside of galleries, wall labels,
café/restaurant and shop names, etc.

Sincerely,

Jay Heuman
Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator @ Joslyn Art Museum
. . . only until Wednesday, July 23rd


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  Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:48 am
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  Subject: Plaques


  Dear Museum Folk,

  Please forgive me if this has already been discussed.  I am completely
inept at searching the archives.

  Other than a few plaques that were put up on the walls of the building
when our museum was built, we have had a policy of not putting donors
names on any other buildings on the site, donations or exhibits.  We do
have an area in the foyer for donor lists and recognition, etc.  Now we
have a possible donor who would like to sponser a major project for a
historic building but is hinting that a permanent plaque would be nice.
Our Director has stated that we could put one in the foyer with the
others.  What are the policies for other historic museums out there,
particularly in regard to plaques on or in front of historic structure?
We would like to be able to say that it is "standard museum practice"
across the county not to mark individual donations in that way.

  Also, hope you all have a wonderful July 4, holiday or not.

  Betsy Crawford-Gore, Curator
  Santa Fe Trail Center
  Larned, Kansas