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>  I do
> know of a conflict of interest that a Washington, DC art museum
> experienced, when one of their trustees founded the American Museum of
> Women in the Arts (in WDC) and not only continued to "serve" on the other
> museum's board, but also collected policy information from each
> department (in order to use it in her new museum???...)

I don't see that as a conflict of interest, as in having access to "secrets
of the trade." Museums ought to be sharing policies, collaborating, not
hiding from one another.  As to the AAM book on Trusteeship, it needs to be
brought up to date.