Events of any kind should be seen, not just as ways to make money, but as
opportunities for educating people about the museum.

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Mark Nielsen
Exhibit Designer/Preparator
University of Michigan Museum of Art
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On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, janice klein wrote:

> At 04:55 PM 2/6/97 GMT, you wrote:
> >Two questions, we would like comments on:
> >
> >1).  Do you allow wedding receptions in your galleries?
> >
> >2).  What do you think of wedding receptions in galleries?
> >
> >
> I think this is a terrific question and I look forward to hearing
> responses on the list, but museum folk should also be aware that
> there will be a session at the AAM Annual Meeting in Atlanta on
> "Planning Successful and Safe Special Events" on Wednesday morning,
> April 30.  It will be chaired by Elizabeth Laurent, Curator of
> Collections at Cliveden (a National Trust Property in Philadelphia),
> which, I believe, hosts this sort of activity.
>
>
> Janice Klein
> The Field Museum
>