Vivian Lea Stevens wrote:
>
> Hi Erica...you may want to really look hard at the definition of a
> museum and how that has possibly changed over time.  The definition I
> learned in Grad school is that they should be a collections-based
> institution.

I'd like to point out that the IMLS General Operating Support program
awards two-year unrestricted, competitive grants to museums for ongoing
institutional activities, and this includes museums which are
non-collection holding.

I'm not particularly concerned about definitions and I'm not trying to
stir things up--but I think the nature of museums continues to evolving,
especially when we consider virtual museums on the web--no physical space
at all, let alone objects!

Kathleen Hutton, coordinator of education
Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
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