John Of course you are largely right and I support fully your ideal of a museum. But I am not sure how you got all that from my comments. I would love to see museum addressing political and controversial issues-a must in a country struggling with change the way we are in South Africa-but I was horrified at a museum supporting a political rally (sort of) that was more of a propaganda excercise than a learning opportunity. I still think that there is a difference. What I object to is a continuation of our museum's support of particular political policies and thinking. The vast majority of museums in SA are publically funded and do have a responsibility not onl to educate but to actively counteract the lies about our history that they have previously portrayed/or in their silence supported. Many SA museums are doing a great job of this against enormous odds. Kathryn Mathers Pretoria