A fencing buddy of mine works for the Center for the Future of Museums (USA) and has written a post for the CFM's blog about the interface between museum experts and "amateur experts". Given that a lot of the people on this list aren't museum professionals yet may visit costume collections "behind the scenes" for costume research, I thought some of y'all might want to read and comment:
http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2009/05/resurrection-of-amateur-expert.html Full disclosure: I'm the 'fencing buddy' mentioned in the post. They are seeking comments and feedback, so if you like - or don't like - what you read, do let them know. And feel free to forward this around. Allison T. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
