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Date: | Thu, 9 May 1996 10:06:16 EDT |
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Greg Stemm wrote:
<<Question: When is it appropriate for any group to take a word and
re-define it, asserting claim to the "true" definition?>>
. . . just to add to the discussion. . . I was Curator for 7 years at a
museum with 50,000+ objects, 2000 feet of archival materials, displayed in its
original historic house setting of 250 rooms, with a well cared for collection;
but because the organization is for-profit, many people would argue that it is
*not* a museum. The dictionary, however, does not describe a museum as non
profit--that's an AAM definition.
Susan M. Ward, Director, Heritage Communications
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615-661-6336
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