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Ah, the chronic question.  I have worked in places that had so much
red (pointsettias, ribbons, etc.) that it looked like a Victorian
bordello.  I have also worked in places that do "something for
everyone" in an attempt to be inclusive (which sent an equally clumsy
message about tokenism - frankly I got tired of being asked what we
should do for Hannukah...).  Personally, there's enough stuff in
department stores and other venues around town that I suspect people
are sick of it and are looking for a break from it all.  Besides,
doesn't it cloud the purpose of the institution and what we are all
about?
Sorry, I get cranky about this.
Beryl

At 8:52 AM -0400 10/15/2003, Jim Taylor wrote:
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>Greetings! We're having a small debate about our holiday season
>decorations - as if there weren't enough to think about...  Anyone care to
>share thoughts about holiday decorating in your museum?  Santa?  Christmas
>trees?  Hanukkah?  Kwanzaa? Boughs of holly?  All of the above?  None of the
>above?  Inclusive?  Religious?  Secular?  Pandora's box?
>
>Jim Taylor
>Director of Programming
>The Health Adventure
>P.O. Box 180
>Asheville, NC 28802
>828-254-6373 x 313
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MIT Museum
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