Yesterday the Australian War Memorial (AWM) held a ceremony to rename its Aircraft Hall as the "Bradbury Aircraft Hall". The AWM has recently received a donation from the Coles Myer Corporation of Aus$500,000 towards the redevelopment of our galleries, and the renaming ceremony was in recognition of this donation, which was made in memory of "Bradbury". Whilst I am grateful for such a generous donation, I am annoyed that no-one has bothered to tell the staff who Bradbury was, or what link he has with military aviation or the Coles Myer group. It can get embarrasing sometimes, when you are talking to visitors. In this day and age sponsorship is becoming a necessity, and it is only fair that the sponsor gets something out of it. The naming of galleries in recognition of sponsors is well and good, and I have no personal or professional qualms about that, but we have a finite number of galleries. What happens when all of the galleries have been dedicated? Do we start to dedicate individual showcases, or do we then start to rename the galleries all over again after a suitable time has passed? For how long does a donation entitle a donor to have their gift publicly recognised? I'd be interested to hear other views - personal, professional or otherwise. George Bailey Objects Conservator Australian War Memorial Treloar Centre for Conservation 4 Callan St, Mitchell, A.C.T. 2911 Australia Phone: +61 6 241 6122 fax: +61 6 241 7998 email: [log in to unmask] PS: Harry Needham, thanks for the P.R. lately. Are you sure you're not on our payroll?