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Dear Yu-Ann,

I've seen a few in operation (but not in the museum community), but  
it's tricky.  1.) The public/non-profit organization generally has a  
fundamentally different outcome than a private/for-profit one  
(service versus profit).  ––I'm making the distinction because we're  
a private non-profit and exists because of charitable contributions––  
and 2.) There's very limited market for museum based products and  
many competing products and small companies servicing that  
educational entertainment market.  Niche diversity is the name of the  
game.

I'd love to hear what you discover.
Charles
On May 8, 2007, at 6:40 AM, Wang Yu-Ann wrote:

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> Hello everyone,
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> Does anyone here know of science centers/museums that are funded/ 
> operating on Public-Private Partnership (PPP)?  We're doing a study  
> on this and any feedback and advice will be greatly appreciated!
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> Many thanks and Best regards,
> Yu-Ann Wang
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