Comments on: Put this on display! http://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/ A young person in an old business Thu, 21 May 2009 00:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mouseion http://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-12 Mouseion Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:56:59 +0000 https://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-12 Horror stories of other curators you say? Hmmm... Methinks you've inspired a future post, Merry! Thanks for reading! Horror stories of other curators you say? Hmmm… Methinks you’ve inspired a future post, Merry! Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Merry http://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-11 Merry Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:58:25 +0000 https://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-11 The situation in Britain is slightly different, in that the majority of museums are sponsored by the state, i.e. national or local government, so we're not quite to so beholden to individual trustees etc. to pander to their requests. That's not to say we don't have enthusiastic locals trying to interfere and I'm sure every curator has a horror story of 'other curators' who have run their department or museum like their own private fiefdom. The situation in Britain is slightly different, in that the majority of museums are sponsored by the state, i.e. national or local government, so we’re not quite to so beholden to individual trustees etc. to pander to their requests.

That’s not to say we don’t have enthusiastic locals trying to interfere and I’m sure every curator has a horror story of ‘other curators’ who have run their department or museum like their own private fiefdom.

]]> By: Mouseion http://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-6 Mouseion Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:04:06 +0000 https://mouseionpro.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/put-this-on-display/#comment-6 Please, leave your comments! Please, leave your comments!

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