Perhaps it would be a good time to remind list members of the existence of
NAME, the National Association for Museum Exhibits (sorry if I got the name
wrong), which is a Standing Professional Committee of the American
Association of Museums.  It also has regional chapters.  And, I believe an
internet list.  Can anyone from NAME provide more information?

Thanks,

Janice


Janice Klein
Director
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
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From: Roger Wulff <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: Request for Services Clearinghouse


>Dear Joy Mott and fellow Museum Professionals:
>
>I am glad to see this "Services Clearinghouse" subject brought to this
>discussion list.  All too often, museums do not know where to turn for
>dependable services.
>
>I founded Museum Services International in the early 1980's precisely
>for this very reason.  Museums, Cultural Institutions and the people
>connected with these institutions needed a comprehensive service
>organization to which they could turn for their (very specialized)
>planning and implementation service needs in all areas of operations.
>However to start and operation such an organization, with its many
>specialists, one would need to charge a tremendous administrative
>overhead for the specialist's salaries - and most cultural institutions
>could not afford this cost.
>
>Therefore, MSI was founded as a comprehensive service organization which
>could provide the services of specialists in all of the needed areas of
>a particular project utilizing individuals with the required expertise
>on an "outsourcing" or on-call basis.  In other words, we have no
>full-time staff until we are asked to assemble a team for a particular
>project - large or small.
>
>This type of organizational structure also allows us to provide services
>in all areas.  In other words, we are not limited by the expertise of a
>permanent staff to a particular area of operations such as Exhibition
>Design and Fabrication.  We can assist in the planning of a new museum,
>conduct a Feasibility Study for moving a museum - including an
>examination of the Cultural Tourism Market in the proposed area, conduct
>a Value Methodology Study on the planning of a new museum, or conduct a
>museum security survey of a facility - to name just a few of our
>projects.
>
>MSI attempts to function as a very practical Clearinghouse for Services
>of all types for the International Cultural and Museum Communities - and
>due to the efforts of individuals such as Joy - we are listed in the
>Open Directory Project (ODP)  www.dmoz.org.
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Roger Wulff
>President
>
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