Hello, It's been awhile since I have been on the museum list or posted to it, but now I need to ask you a question. Is anyone out there aware of museum education departments that have taken Spanish language classes together as a method of improving job skills and eventually creating a program to serve a local need and/or audience interest? My office is considering establishing such a class as a pilot project to not only learn Spanish, but more importantly use the time to meet with various community representatives to help build our awareness of the needs and interests of the Latino and Spanish-speaking publics served by the museum. Thanks for your feedback. Best, Tania Said Community Services Manager Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).