On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Robert O. Dahl wrote:
 
> Friends,
>
> I am trying to locate self-supporting museums in the U.S. and Canada. I
> define these as institutions that produce their own capital by admissions,
> memberships, programs, fund raising, gift shop, etc., but without any
> govt. funding. The only one I know of is The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
> in Tucson, AZ. Can anyone help me out in finding some others?
>
> --
> Robert O. Dahl <[log in to unmask]>
> URL: http://www.indirect.com/user/ottar/
>
 
As far as I understand, the Vancouver Aquarium operates without
government funding - a pretty rare phenomenon in Canada.
 
Douglas Worts
Art Gallery of Ontario
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