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June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 02-03-2002 11:55 AM "What a museum needs is money. It also needs brains. A survey of all the many musuems in our country suggests that a much too large per cent of them are of little service, adding to the lives of those who live near them few interests, few pleasures, few enthusiasms, little knowledge or wisdom, and failing even to arouse that little touch of local pride which a battle monument, for example, however awful, usually inspires in most of us. These failures are by no means all due to museum poverty. There are quite rich musuems which are swollen with 'musuem-pieces' and call themselves purely artistic, and yet have only a tiny clientele and wield only a minute influence." This is a quotation the source of which I will divulge in a later post. For now, any reactions to the sentiment? IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 02-04-2002 10:57 AM I think I know that answer... IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 02-04-2002 09:40 PM This quote is from none other than John Cotton Dana, Secretary and Director of the Newark Museum Association in his introduction to its Nineteenth Annual Report 1927. The Annual Report is a wonderful glimpse of museumdom in the early 20th century. A few fun statistics: Total membership as of 12/31/1927 1,702 Total visitors during 1927 113,932 Cash on hand at 12/31/1927 $20,400.71 I do believe that Mr. Dana's comments are as fresh and insightful today as they were in 1927. It's not just the money, but what you do with it. Three cheers for the Newark Museum! IP: Logged

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