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Wayne;

For a number of years since the opening of Prehistoric Journey at 
Denver Museum of Nature and Science-and continuing to today, a 
creationist has led tours of the exhibition lecturing his tours about 
DMNS' incorrect interpretation of the fossil record (and evolution) 
and  the correctness of his creationist perspective. Denver, a public 
institution, has been powerless to stop him and have negotiated an 
agreement about his behavior while in the museum with his tour.

I suspect there are other ways that individuals and organizations use 
us, and our exhibitions to promote their agendas, as egregious as 
they maybe, which we are powerless to stop. They have a right to 
their interpretation; they just cannot claim that we say what we 
don't.

Martin
>
>Hello all,
>
>I hope I am not opening a can of worms that everyone is tired of.  I 
>noticed this article in the Detroit Paper web site about their local 
>issue with evolution vs. intelligent design:
>
>http://www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0507/24/A01-257532.htm
>
>
>The photos are from the Cranbrook science center.  I couldn't help 
>feel that somewhat unintentionally the paper has made the science 
>center seem like a place where you can learn about intelligent 
>design.
>
>Perhaps this article is just a heads up that we should all be wary 
>of how the press use photos of our institution.
>
>Wayne
>
>Wayne J LaBar
>Vice President, Exhibitions and Theaters
>Liberty Science Center
>251 Phillip Street
>Liberty State Park
>Jersey City, NJ 07305
>
>voice: 201.451.0006 x-347
>fax: 201.451.7046
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New York Hall of Science
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