Olivia wrote: "people coming to the museum certainly want to see a well groomed, bright eyed person, not someone with chains hanging from their ears." Why are you assuming your staff members and volunteeers cannot be well-groomed and bright-eyed AND have chains hanging from their ears? If you're trying to convince everyone under thirty that they have nothing to contribute to or learn from museums, I can't think of a better way than by telling them that their personal esthetic choices are too threatening to "real" members of the museum-supporting community. We're always talking on this list about the need to reach out to new audiences, be culturally sensititve, and encourage a view of museums as dymanic and interesting places. Well, how about extending some cultural sensitivity towards twenty-year-olds with pierced eyebrows or green streaks in their hair? They have just as much to offer as you radical baby boomers with your hair reaching so threateningly past your shirt collars did thirty years ago. Manda Manda Vranic Exhibit and Outreach Technician City of Toronto Archives [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).