[Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More Fuel...?
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What an interesting discussion. Allen, (P.E.H.), your ideas excite me =
with possibilities. I believe museums hold a valuable record of =
community and that those records and artifacts must be =
honoured/preserved....., and, now when I travel around BC, I rarely =
visit museums. Do the rest of you? Why or why not?
I like movement and something that appeals to several of my senses and =
challenges/expands/deepens my experience of living--e.g.: some theatre, =
dance, music, moving interpretive displays, the natural world.=20
Collaborating with others in a community to create some vibrant honest =
moving attraction that ties in with or adds to these stationery displays =
(and can perhaps be held in or around the museum) just might be the =
ticket. Are people/groups really open to working together and expanding =
mindsets, or, will great ideas and possibilities fall by the wayside?
Eileen Pedersen
Coordinator
The Rock Wall Project
1454 Neilson Street
Trail BC V1R 3Y9
Ph: 250-364-2488
'Google' "Set in Stone: A History of Trail's Rock Walls"
----- Original Message -----=20
From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More Fuel...?
Thoughtful reflection is in shortest supply during a crisis but, I =
think it's the ingredient we need most now and have for some time.
The fact that the spectacle is awash in stupidities is a measure of, =
at least in part, our failure to participate in our own culture.
I have observed, like everyone else for many years, the public staying =
away from small museums/ heritage sites, galleries etc... in droves, =
regardless of adequate funding or none. They stay away I've assumed =
because, they don't like being there or would rather be somewhere else. =
Like churches that continue to spring up without any bums in their pews, =
new museums come along every year despite public disinterest and long =
declining attendance. We remain apart, fishing off a pier where fish =
won't go. I believe this condition is the result of some design flaws in =
our original model. Ask yourself this; is there really a history wall, =
like the Berlin wall, that the museum community must huddle behind =
weeping and gnashing their impoverished teeth while frantically trying =
to keep a broken down old machine running on fumes. If the wall exists, =
what is it made of? Do we actually need money to drag a dead civil =
servant designed horse a few yards further down a lonely road; a horse =
the civil services never brought to life and are now happy to abandon to =
any fool dumb enough to drag it along for them. Without witnesses, does =
the horse actually move anywhere?
Contemporary culture also belongs to us, so, why would we not =
participate in it? Collaborations with contemporary arts and culture =
have proven to be far more beneficial than throat slitting competitions =
ever will. People line up for blocks all around the world to see "fringe =
theatre" because, it's not dead boring. For two weeks people will line =
up at Point Ellice House and enjoy a short house tour before the main =
production gets under way. It cost us very nearly nothing; has given us =
some good front page press; history hasn't lost anything, An average of =
55 new people a night plus some fringe volunteers, discover why Point =
Ellice House Museum is so important. I tell them. They have tea. No =
worries. There is more cultural "buzz" on any single night here than =
Point Ellice House has generated in twenty years prior.
I have proven very clearly in the past that quality productions (non =
amateur) of a more historic nature will also fill seats to standing room =
only, but, poorly written scripts delivered by summer students who can't =
act, dressed up as dead people, won't. If we recall that only %15 of any =
population is interested in good theatre (%0 in bad) and that 85 percent =
claim to be interested in a wide range of other arts and crafts, and =
some of these are historical ones, we get a clearer picture of our =
actual potential. =20
As only one example of many: Museums are repositories of =
pre-industrial methods that were highly sustainable; is the spectacle =
not yammering endlessly about sustainability? Is the public interested =
in sustainability issues? Do museums profit from work shopping =
sustainability that they should know something about? If they have a =
popular work shop do they travel it to a hundred other venue$? Do =
museums offer their venue to crafts or arts organizations that otherwise =
pay for other venues. Intensive collaborations and quality productions =
are worth some thoughtful reflection.
Today Whistler Museum collaborates with writers.... nothing bad will =
happen. If "Pearl Jam" wanted to write a song about a museum or some =
long dead person I doubt that would hurt anyone either.
I believe hundreds of collaborations, rather than a sporadic few, will =
produce better results than the nunnery model has, and thus move some =
small museums from the margins to the middle. Call me crazy.
"Culture Vibe" can't hurt you and it certainly won't make anyone, on =
either side of an imaginary fence, dumber.
Allen
P.E.H.
On 28-Aug-09, at 10:46 AM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
There is a name for this sort of advocacy.
It's called 'dumbing down'.The general reason why museums [and other =
institutions including intelligent radio & TV] are losing audience share =
is that our society is raising generations of potential spectators who =
have no aesthetic sense.
Hence the appeal to the prurient, aggression, cheap excitement not =
based on any profound reasoning or intelligence.
When museums have to compete to attract an audience on this level, =
it will be time for an honourable retreat.
Larry Ewashen
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
2009/8/27 <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
Well, if we solve the first part we won't be as dependent on the =
second.=20
It is a fact that people spend vast sums on art and culture all =
around the world everyday. Even here.
- Bars, restaurants, night clubs are full; concerts are packed; =
music and movie sales never stop.
- Hockey arenas pull down millions in a day; then baseball, =
soccer, foot ball, basket ball etc...
- People spend to create their personal "identities" on clothing, =
fashion items, cars and gadgets etc... etc... etc... spend spend spend.
Culture is a living thing that people are very active in, because, =
it is the most exciting part of there lives. People don't have any =
trouble choosing a Gypsy band over a Sunday hymn sing. Are we a Sunday =
hymn sing?
Are we are boring people away maybe? Do we charge money to bore =
them?
I don't believe any of us are bound to the "mausoleum model" where =
in people file dutifully past a crops to pay their respects... only when =
there is nothing more interesting going on. If museums were truly =
exciting, wouldn't they be bursting with people by now? Scalpers outside =
the gates? Line ups? Culture isn't boring, so what's up with that?
Maybe the "culture industry" is not connected to an actual culture =
with more than a scattering of people in it. Should we be a culture =
apart from the rest of culture? If so, why? If not, is there a path from =
the outskirts to the centre of culture; or have the clever gate keepers =
locked themselves on the outside of the gate.
Could we be asking ourselves if the self stifling "civil servant =
model" of history and culture developed through the 1970's was a good =
one to start with? Was it vibrant? Exciting? Engaging? Compelling? Did =
we tell the truth or was it all sterilized for public consumption? Did =
the novelty ware off? Did it work out? Wasn't it always a hard sell? =
Did any civil service anywhere ever have "the vibe" that culture is? If =
not, do we keep holding that model up to a disinterested public? Nothing =
personal; some of my best friends are civil servants but, would anyone =
want to go to a stag party organized by nuns? Bureaucracy is a kind of =
corporate culture and the only vibrant thing in corporate culture is all =
the different shades of beige and grey in offices. Policy can't make =
culture; only people can and do.
Is there a rule that says we can't make a new model that isn't a =
hard sell?
Every crowd has a silver lining and maybe we need a new model with =
some bump, clatter and music; maybe a lot more colour and a lot more =
people.
A bigger pie.
Allen
P.s.
Point Ellice House
Fringe theatre: "Pretty Little Instincts" S.N.A.F.U. Production
Warnings: Partial nudity- Free tea and cookies - Dress warmly
Poster to follow
On 25-Aug-09, at 12:09 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
I AGREE WITH Bill's STATEMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS - WE KNOW THAT.
The HARD SELL PART IS HOW DO WE INTERPRET THIS TO THE GENERAL =
PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT TO GET THE NEEDED SUPPORT to maintain our funding =
so we can continue our major contribution?
2009/8/25 <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
"The truly deserving repositories"
Mr. Gallagher is proposing cultural Darwinism.
Predictably, those few institutions that would score highly in =
such a system will favour accreditation and those that don't would and =
should oppose being devalued by the same system.
There isn't a need to discus the idea of accreditation as =
recently put forward by Mr. Gallagher, owing to commitments set out in =
our arts and culture mandates and constitutions. None of us have a =
mandate to turn art or culture in to a "survival of the fittest" =
contest. We all enhance community, we don't conspire to deprive any =
other community of it's necessary cultural funding.=20
If funding shortage is an issue then increased funding is the =
competent objective.
Allen Patten
Collection Manager
Point Ellice House Museum
2616 Pleasant St. Victoria, B.C.
apatten@shaw.ca
On 21-Aug-09, at 3:17 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca =
wrote:
Putting a sharper point on my call for accreditation, I see =
essentially two kinds of museums in BC - one that should have high =
codified standards and thus be accredited accordingly, and the rest be =
allowed to set their own markers of success.
The point is where should limited Provincial monies go?
Do we spread them as evenly as possible across the whole =
spectrum with the aim of letting the weakest survive in their present =
form, or is it better to focus upon a percentage in the aim of achieving =
some excellence?
Depends upon what one believes is at stake, I guess.
Dan Gallagher
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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More =
Fuel...?
August 20, 2009
Great input from you all, at least now there is a =
conversation.
The idea of accreditation as put forward by Dan Gallagher =
is dependent upon perfect knowledge. I can honestly say that I can not =
agree with this type of accreditation structure, as it presupposes that =
there is a defining element to museums, collections and purposes that is =
shared by everyone and that someone has perfect knowledge of everything. =
It sounds like you have been into one more museum that is exactly the =
same as the one down the road. If I were to have carried out this type =
of review in the 1980s, I think we would have about five museums in the =
whole of Canada =96 as they all looked somewhat alike and presented =
information in somewhat similar ways. I do not think that accrediting =
in accordance with a preconceived notion of what is right is a good =
thing. I should note that over the last 20 years, there has been a =
great diversification, even at the small local museum level.
I have seen too many junk piles turn into restored items =
by knowledgeable people, so to think that I would sit in judgment of =
junk piles as just being rubbish, is just =96 well - rubbish.
I think that things like: constitution, mandate, public =
presence, society status, with peer reviews for groups that want to =
enter into the system, business plan (whether there is ongoing community =
financial support or not) =96 which should then be balanced against =
needs (which could be established by peer review in order to bring =
things up to standard). Perhaps the 150 widgets can tell a story, but =
do you need them all? Your mandate should inform you, but it should =
not be up to your peers to identify your mandate.
The present system is also skewed towards areas that are =
urban. There are areas where there may be no one, but concerns for what =
was there could be generated and brought into the museum community. =
This reminds me of one of the stories I heard about a famous archivist, =
who, if he didn=92t like you, did not collect anything related. Peer =
review of the entire cultural element should be undertaken not to see =
what is redundant, but to see what is missing and to help promote and =
preserve the special elements that form the aspects of our community.=20
W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush,
President, Wells Historical Society
email: Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca
www.wellsmuseum.ca
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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca =
[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:02 PM
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Cc: Dan Gallagher
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More =
Fuel...?
Again, James is getting closer to setting the stage for =
change.
I believe its time for the BCMA elected officials to step =
into this issue and provide leadership in a multi-year project that aims =
at elevating its member institutions to a higher level of importance in =
the Public consciousness. Here's what to do:
a.. Create a candidate slate with specific goals and =
accountabilities;=20
b.. Get elected;=20
c.. Design a 10 year project that will use BC Gov't =
funds to review and analyse each museum or gallery that believes it is =
special* (not merely unique);=20
d.. Publish the findings of this ongoing project, both =
electronically and in print;=20
e.. Enlist governments, foundations, and other parties =
to support the findings, particularly those requiring long-term =
commitments;=20
f.. Continue to elect slates that will see this project =
to completion.=20
The truly deserving repositories will thus be rewarded =
with recognition and financial security - perhaps as libraries are.
*special' means that either BC society or our economy =
would significantly suffer a true loss of provincial history or at least =
$1,000,000 in annual income.
Dan Gallagher
--=20
Larry A. Ewashen
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
250-365-5327
--=20
Larry A. Ewashen
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
250-365-5327
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What an interesting discussion. =
Allen,=20
(P.E.H.), your ideas excite me with possibilities. I believe =
museums hold a=20
valuable record of community and that those records and artifacts must =
be=20
honoured/preserved....., and, now when I travel around BC, I rarely =
visit=20
museums. Do the rest of you? Why or why not?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I like movement and something that =
appeals to=20
several of my senses and challenges/expands/deepens my experience of=20
living--e.g.: some theatre, dance, music, moving interpretive displays, =
the=20
natural world. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Collaborating with others in a =
community to create=20
some vibrant honest moving attraction that ties in with or adds to these =
stationery displays (and can perhaps be held in or around the museum) =
just might=20
be the ticket. Are people/groups really open to working together and =
expanding=20
mindsets, or, will great ideas and possibilities fall by the=20
wayside?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eileen Pedersen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Rock Wall Project</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1454 Neilson Street</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Trail BC V1R 3Y9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ph: 250-364-2488</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>'Google' <EM>"Set in Stone: A History =
of Trail's=20
Rock Walls"</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.b=
c.ca</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dbcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 29, 2009 =
3:02=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bcma-l] Re: =
Direct Access=20
Freeze: More Fuel...?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thoughtful reflection is in shortest supply during a crisis but, =
I think=20
it's the ingredient we need most now and have for some time.</DIV>
<DIV>The fact that the spectacle is awash in stupidities is a measure =
of, at=20
least in part, our failure to participate in our own =
culture.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>I have observed, like everyone else for many years, the public =
staying=20
away from small museums/ heritage sites, galleries etc... in droves,=20
regardless of adequate funding or none. They stay away I've =
assumed=20
because, they don't like being there or would rather be somewhere =
else. Like=20
churches that continue to spring up without any bums in their pews, =
new=20
museums come along every year despite public disinterest and long =
declining=20
attendance. We remain apart, fishing off a pier where fish =
won't=20
go. I believe this condition is the result of some design flaws =
in=20
our original model. Ask yourself this; is there really a =
history=20
wall, like the Berlin wall, that the museum community must huddle =
behind=20
weeping and gnashing their impoverished teeth=20
while frantically trying to keep a broken down old machine =
running=20
on fumes. If the wall exists, what is it made of? Do we actually need =
money to=20
drag a dead civil servant designed horse a few yards further down a =
lonely=20
road; a horse the civil services never brought to life and are now =
happy to=20
abandon to any fool dumb enough to drag it along for them. Without =
witnesses,=20
does the horse actually move anywhere?</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Contemporary culture also belongs to us, so, why would we=20
not participate in it? Collaborations with contemporary =
arts=20
and culture have proven to be far more beneficial than =
throat=20
slitting competitions ever will. People line up for blocks all =
around the=20
world to see "fringe theatre" because, it's not dead boring. For two =
weeks=20
people will line up at Point Ellice House and enjoy a short house tour =
before=20
the main production gets under way. It cost us very nearly nothing; =
has given=20
us some good front page press; history hasn't lost anything, An =
average of 55=20
new people a night plus some fringe volunteers, discover why =
Point Ellice=20
House Museum is so important. I tell them. They have tea. No=20
worries. There is more cultural "buzz" on any single night here =
than=20
Point Ellice House has generated in twenty years prior.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>I have proven very clearly in the past that =
quality productions=20
(non amateur) of a more historic nature will also fill seats to =
standing=20
room only, but, poorly written scripts delivered by summer =
students=20
who can't act, dressed up as dead people, won't. If we recall that =
only %15 of=20
any population is interested in good theatre (%0 in bad) and that 85 =
percent=20
claim to be interested in a wide range of other arts and crafts, and =
some of=20
these are historical ones, we get a clearer picture of our actual=20
potential. </DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>As only one example of many: Museums are repositories of=20
pre-industrial methods that were highly sustainable; is the spectacle =
not=20
yammering endlessly about sustainability? Is the public interested in=20
sustainability issues? Do museums profit from work shopping =
sustainability=20
that they should know something about? If they have a popular work =
shop do=20
they travel it to a hundred other venue$? Do museums offer their venue =
to=20
crafts or arts organizations that otherwise pay for other venues. =
Intensive=20
collaborations and quality productions are worth some thoughtful=20
reflection.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Today Whistler Museum collaborates with writers.... =
nothing bad=20
will happen. If "Pearl Jam" wanted to write a song about a museum =
or some=20
long dead person I doubt that would hurt anyone either.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>I believe hundreds of collaborations, rather than a sporadic few, =
will=20
produce better results than the nunnery model has, and thus move some =
small=20
museums from the margins to the middle. Call me crazy.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>"Culture Vibe" can't hurt you and it certainly won't make anyone, =
on=20
either side of an imaginary fence, dumber.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Allen</DIV>
<DIV>P.E.H.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 28-Aug-09, at 10:46 AM, <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.b=
c.ca</A>=20
wrote:</DIV><BR class=3DApple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
<DIV>There is a name for this sort of advocacy.</DIV>
<DIV>It's called 'dumbing down'.The general reason why museums [and =
other=20
institutions including intelligent radio & TV] are losing =
audience share=20
is that our society is raising generations of potential spectators =
who have=20
no aesthetic sense.</DIV>
<DIV>Hence the appeal to the prurient, aggression, cheap excitement =
not=20
based on any profound reasoning or intelligence.</DIV>
<DIV>When museums have to compete to attract an audience on this =
level, it=20
will be time for an honourable retreat.</DIV>
<DIV>Larry Ewashen</DIV>
<DIV>Doukhobor Discovery Centre<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>2009/8/27 <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.b=
c.ca</A>></SPAN><BR>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
#ccc 1px solid">
<DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">Well, if we solve the first =
part we=20
won't be as dependent on the second.=20
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It is a fact that people spend vast sums on art and=20
culture all around the world everyday. Even here.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>- Bars, restaurants, night clubs are full; concerts are =
packed;=20
music and movie sales never stop.</DIV>
<DIV>- Hockey arenas pull down millions in a day; then baseball, =
soccer,=20
foot ball, basket ball etc...</DIV>
<DIV>- People spend to create their personal "identities" on =
clothing,=20
fashion items, cars and gadgets etc... etc... etc... =
spend spend=20
spend.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Culture is a living thing that people are very active in, =
because, it=20
is the most exciting part of there lives. People don't =
have any=20
trouble choosing a Gypsy band over a Sunday =
hymn sing.=20
Are we a Sunday hymn sing?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Are we are boring people away maybe? Do we charge money to =
bore=20
them?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I don't believe any of us are bound to the =
"mausoleum model"=20
where in people file dutifully past a crops to pay their =
respects... only when there is nothing more interesting going =
on. If=20
museums were truly exciting, wouldn't they be bursting with people =
by now?=20
Scalpers outside the gates? Line ups? Culture isn't boring, so =
what's up=20
with that?</DIV>
<DIV>Maybe the "culture industry" is not connected to an =
actual=20
culture with more than a scattering of people in it. Should we be =
a=20
culture apart from the rest of culture? If so, why? If not, is =
there a=20
path from the outskirts to the centre of culture; or have the =
clever gate=20
keepers locked themselves on the outside of the gate.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Could we be asking ourselves if the =
self stifling "civil=20
servant model" of history and culture developed through the 1970's =
was a=20
good one to start with? Was it vibrant? Exciting? Engaging?=20
Compelling? Did we tell the truth or was it all sterilized =
for public=20
consumption? Did the novelty ware off? Did it work out? =
Wasn't=20
it always a hard sell? Did any civil service anywhere ever have =
"the vibe"=20
that culture is? If not, do we keep holding that model up to =
a=20
disinterested public? Nothing personal; some of my best friends =
are civil=20
servants but, would anyone want to go to a stag party organized by =
nuns? Bureaucracy is a kind =
of corporate culture and=20
the only vibrant thing in corporate culture is all the =
different=20
shades of beige and grey in offices. Policy can't make =
culture;=20
only people can and do.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Is there a rule that says we can't make a new model that =
isn't a hard=20
sell?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Every crowd has a silver lining and maybe we need a new model =
with=20
some bump, clatter and music; maybe a lot more colour and a lot =
more=20
people.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>A bigger pie.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Allen</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>P.s.</DIV>
<DIV>Point Ellice House</DIV>
<DIV>Fringe theatre: "Pretty Little Instincts" S.N.A.F.U.=20
Production</DIV>
<DIV>Warnings: Partial nudity- Free tea and cookies - Dress =
warmly</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Poster to follow</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dh5>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 25-Aug-09, at 12:09 PM, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> =
wrote:</DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
<DIV>I AGREE WITH Bill's STATEMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS - WE =
KNOW=20
THAT.</DIV>
<DIV>The HARD SELL PART IS HOW DO WE INTERPRET THIS TO THE =
GENERAL=20
PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT TO GET THE NEEDED SUPPORT to maintain our =
funding=20
so we can continue our major contribution?<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>2009/8/25 <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
=
target=3D_blank>bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A>></SPAN><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D4><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px">"The truly deserving=20
repositories"</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px"></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Mr. Gallagher is proposing cultural Darwinism.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Predictably, those few institutions =
that would=20
score highly in such a system will favour accreditation and =
those that=20
don't would and should oppose being devalued by the same=20
system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>There isn't a need to discus the<FONT =
face=3DArial> idea of accreditation as recently put forward by =
Mr.=20
Gallagher, </FONT>owing to commitments set out in our =
arts and=20
culture mandates and constitutions. <FONT face=3DArial> =
None of=20
us</FONT><FONT face=3DArial> have a mandate to turn art or =
culture in to=20
a "survival of the fittest" contest. We all enhance community, =
we=20
don't conspire to deprive any other community of=20
it's </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>necessary</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial> cultural funding.</FONT>=20
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>If funding shortage is an issue then=20
increased </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>funding</FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial>=20
is the </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>competent</FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial>=20
objective.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Allen Patten</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Collection Manager</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Point Ellice House Museum</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">2616 Pleasant St. Victoria, =
B.C.</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><A href=3D"mailto:apatten@shaw.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>apatten@shaw.ca</A></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 21-Aug-09, at 3:17 PM, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> =
wrote:</DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN=20
style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; =
TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: =
normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; =
border-spacing: 0px 0px">
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">Putting=20
a sharper point on my call for accreditation, I see =
essentially two=20
kinds of museums in BC - one that should have high codified=20
standards and thus be accredited accordingly, and the rest =
be=20
allowed to set their own markers of =
success.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">The=20
point is where should limited Provincial monies=20
go?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">Do=20
we spread them as evenly as possible across the whole =
spectrum with=20
the aim of letting the weakest survive in their present =
form, or is=20
it better to focus upon a percentage in the aim of achieving =
some=20
excellence?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">Depends=20
upon what one believes is at stake, I=20
guess.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">Dan=20
Gallagher</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial">----- =
Original Message=20
-----</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 13px arial"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"> </SPAN><A=20
title=3Dbcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); =
FONT-FAMILY: arial">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px arial"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"> </SPAN><A=20
title=3Dbcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); =
FONT-FAMILY: arial">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px arial"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"> Thursday, =
August 20,=20
2009 6:15 PM</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px arial"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"> RE: =
[Bcma-l] Re:=20
Direct Access Freeze: More Fuel...?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">August 20,=20
2009</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">Great input=20
from you all, at least now there is a=20
conversation.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">The idea of=20
accreditation as put forward by Dan Gallagher is dependent =
upon=20
perfect knowledge. I can honestly say that I can not =
agree=20
with this type of accreditation structure, as it =
presupposes that=20
there is a defining element to museums, collections and =
purposes=20
that is shared by everyone and that someone has perfect =
knowledge=20
of everything. It sounds like you have been into one =
more=20
museum that is exactly the same as the one down the =
road. If=20
I were to have carried out this type of review in the =
1980s, I=20
think we would have about five museums in the whole of=20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">Canada</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> =
=96 as they=20
all looked somewhat alike and presented information in =
somewhat=20
similar ways. I do not think that accrediting in =
accordance=20
with a preconceived notion of what is right is a good =
thing.=20
I should note that over the last 20 years, there has =
been a=20
great diversification, even at the small local museum=20
level.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I =
have seen=20
too many junk piles turn into restored items by =
knowledgeable=20
people, so to think that I would sit in judgment of junk =
piles as=20
just being rubbish, is just =96 well -=20
rubbish.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I =
think that=20
things like: constitution, mandate, public presence, =
society=20
status, with peer reviews for groups that want to enter =
into the=20
system, business plan (whether there is ongoing community=20
financial support or not) =96 which should then be =
balanced against=20
needs (which could be established by peer review in order =
to bring=20
things up to standard). Perhaps the 150 widgets can =
tell a=20
story, but do you need them all? Your mandate =
should=20
inform you, but it should not be up to your peers to =
identify your=20
mandate.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">The present=20
system is also skewed towards areas that are urban. =
There=20
are areas where there may be no one, but concerns for what =
was=20
there could be generated and brought into the museum=20
community. This reminds me of one of the stories I =
heard=20
about a famous archivist, who, if he didn=92t like you, =
did not=20
collect anything related. Peer review of the entire =
cultural=20
element should be undertaken not to see what is redundant, =
but to=20
see what is missing and to help promote and preserve the =
special=20
elements that form the aspects of our=20
community. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">W. =
(Bill) G.=20
Quackenbush,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">President,=20
Wells Historical Society</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">email: =20
<A href=3D"mailto:Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca"=20
=
target=3D_blank>Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><=
/P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><A =
href=3D"http://www.wellsmuseum.ca/"=20
=
target=3D_blank>www.wellsmuseum.ca</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dnavy><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
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Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; =
TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20
align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
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TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN=20
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TEXT-ALIGN: center"></SPAN>
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</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Times New Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> [<A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A>] =
</SPAN><BR style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Tuesday, =
August 18,=20
2009 5:02 PM</SPAN><BR=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">To:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> =
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A></SPAN><BR=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Cc:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Dan=20
Gallagher</SPAN><BR=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Re: =
[Bcma-l] Re:=20
Direct Access Freeze: More =
Fuel...?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Again, James =
is=20
getting closer to setting the stage for=20
change.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I believe =
its time for=20
the BCMA </SPAN><U=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">elected=20
officials</SPAN></U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to step =
into this=20
issue and provide leadership in a multi-year project that =
aims at=20
elevating its member institutions to a higher level of =
importance=20
in the Public consciousness. Here's what to=20
do:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<UL type=3Ddisc>
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Create a =
candidate=20
slate with specific goals and=20
accountabilities;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Get=20
elected;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Design a =
10 year=20
project that will use BC Gov't funds to review and =
analyse each=20
museum or gallery that believes it is=20
special</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><STRONG=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D4><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (not =
merely=20
unique);</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Publish =
the findings=20
of this ongoing project, both electronically and in=20
print;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Enlist =
governments,=20
foundations, and other parties to support the findings,=20
particularly those requiring long-term=20
commitments;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
<LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Continue =
to elect=20
slates that will see this project to=20
completion.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN>=20
</LI></UL>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The truly =
deserving=20
repositories will thus be rewarded with recognition and =
financial=20
security - perhaps as libraries=20
are.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><STRONG=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Times New Roman"><B=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Times New Roman"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D4><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">*</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">special' =
means that=20
either BC society or our economy would significantly =
suffer a=20
true loss of </SPAN><U=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">provincial=20
</SPAN></U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">history or =
at least=20
$1,000,000 in annual =
income.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dan=20
Gallagher</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Times =
New Roman"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BL=
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<DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Larry A. Ewashen<BR>Doukhobor Discovery=20
Centre<BR>112 Heritage Way<BR>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.doukhobor-museum.org/"=20
=
target=3D_blank>www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A><BR>250-365-5327<BR><BR></BLO=
CKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR=20
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<DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Larry A. Ewashen<BR>Doukhobor Discovery =
Centre<BR>112=20
Heritage Way<BR>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A><BR>=
250-365-5327<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HT=
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