I have just this minute heard the announcement that the Smithsonian has scaled back the controversial Enola Gay exhibit. It will no longer include the label text on the decision to drop the bomb nor apparently any copy on the effect of the bomb on Japan. Pardon me for asking, but what's the scoop here?? Is this a retreat in the face of controversy?? What sort of precedence does this set?? What sort of history does this presen? The director is quoted as saying that they "made a grievous error" in attempting to combine the commentary with the comemmoration. I heard one of our Representatives say (on the radio) that the museum is not an educational institution!!!! This bodes ill for our profession. Any more comments (or flames)? ---------------------------------------------- Patricia Kirkland In the Construction of Immortal Fame Graduate Student you need first of all a Cosmic University of Nebraska Shamelessness. Dept. of Museum Studies -Umberto Eco [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------