In response of the question listed below the best example of a museum in
a state owned building is in Paris, Musse D'Orsay. The conversion of an
old railway station is impressive.
Alexander Meadu
System Engineer
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Kleinburg, Ontario
L0J 1C0
 
On Fri, 3 Feb 1995, Sara P. Kelley wrote:
 
> Our institution is looking for a new building and we are
> considering the federally-owned post office across the street.
> We would like to know if there are other museums housed in
> post offices or other former federally-owned buildings.  We
> are also interested in how these institutions acquired the
> buildings and what were some of the problems involved.
>
> Andree M. Mey
> Curator of Collections
> Lehigh County Historical Society
> Allentown, PA
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> PO Box 1548, Allentown, PA 18105
> (610) 435-4664
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