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Re: Science Museums Located at Universities
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Wendy Derjue-Holzer <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:41:17 -0400
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Eric,

Have you been to HMNH recently? Come on up! I'd personally take time to 
explore with you.  www.hmhh.harvard.edu
I'd take up the rivalry gauntlet but I have to sheepishly admit that 
I've never been to the Yale Peabody.

By the way, from my limited experience, I'd guess that few museums on 
university grounds are independent 501(c)3s. How autonomous they are 
probably varies widely.

-Wendy

Eric Siegel wrote:
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related 
> institutions.
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>
>
> And of course there is the Yale Peabody museum.  Not sure of the 
> relationship again, but it is certainly a substantial 
> museum...arguably more substantial in its public focus than the 
> Harvard Museum of Natural History (just for the fun of kindling that 
> rivalry).
>
> Eric
>
> Eric Siegel
> Director and Chief Content Officer
> New York Hall of Science
> 47-01 111th Street
> Queens, NY 11368
> www.nyscience.org
> 718.699.0005 x 317
> esiegel at nyscience dot org
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Wendy Derjue-Holzer wrote:
>
>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology 
>> Centers
>> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related 
>> institutions.
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>>
>>
>> Mike and others-
>> Thanks for the mention of the Harvard Museum of Natural History and 
>> the other museums here at Harvard. We, like many other university 
>> museums, tread on that fine line between valuing the connections, 
>> scientific expertise, and collections of the University and making a 
>> name for ourselves in our communities as a destination for visitors 
>> of all ages.
>>
>> We are not an independent 501(c)3 organization although our mission 
>> is to serve the public and to serve as a public face for our parent 
>> academic research museums.
>>
>> Or at least that's how I interpret it from my perspective.
>>
>> -Wendy.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Wendy Derjue-Holzer
>> Assistant Director of School and Teacher Programs
>> Harvard Museum of Natural History
>> (617) 495-5782
>> www.hmnh.harvard.edu
>>
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-- 
Wendy Derjue-Holzer
Assistant Director of School and Teacher Programs
Harvard Museum of Natural History
(617) 495-5782
www.hmnh.harvard.edu

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