>(The Charmed) Ann Mintz writes: >When I tell people I work in a museum, the response is likely to be interest, >or wistfulness (I always wanted to be a.....), or (sometimes vague) enthusiasm. >Off hand, I can't recall many negative reactions in almost 25 years. >Am I living a charmed life? I have to admit I tend to think in terms of art museums when I say I have to defend them. Of course, I was watching a rerun of Murphy Brown when I wrote that where she confronts some particularly vile art world types who are, unfortunately, not unknown in these parts. They still haven't gotten over Morley Safer. Robbin Murphy NYU/Museum Studies Managing Editor, ArtNet (the friendly art BBS) [log in to unmask]