My $0.02-- Speaking as a curator with a M.B.A. (also known as a "director's worst nightmare"), I believe that ALL subject specializations in museums should have a little business training in order to help avoid certain conflicts and provide a common base of knowledge. Specifically, overview classes in fund accounting (to improve budgeting skills), marketing (to help define audiences and innovate how to serve them), and organizational behavior (to help work more effectively with others in the organization) should be required as professional development, to be paid for by the museum. This suggestion will no doubt engender much controversy. As for what the director should be skilled in, I would say that the director needs to be more of a business-type leader than an academician. He/She should be able to view his/her role as bringing together the appropriate resources in order to promote an overall plan/goal/mission, and should realize that the staff's role is to provide the specialized knowledge in their individual areas. I do not agree that it is easier to teach a curator business skills than it is to teach a business leader the purpose of the museum--either one has leadership ability or one doesn't, and that cannot be taught by any class, course, or degree. Julia Moore Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services Indianapolis Art Center