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"Challenges and Problems Facing University-Based Museums in the New Century," an exploration seminar chaired by Jeremy Sabloff, University of Pennsylvania Museum, October15-16, 2000

Jeremy Sabloff
University of Pennsylvania Museum

Richard Burger
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University

Linda Cordell
University of Colorado Museum

George Gumerman
Arizona State Museum

Patrick Kirch
Hearst Museum
University of California, Berkeley

Rubie Watson
Peabody Museum
Harvard University

Summary

Challenges and Problems Facing University-Based Museums in the New Century

The directors of six major university-based museums met at SAR on October 15-16, 2000, to discuss "Challenges and Problems Facing University-Based Museums in the New Century." The SAR-sponsored session, organized by Jeremy Sabloff, director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, provided an opportunity for participants to compare issues and discuss possible solutions to the many complex questions facing museums now and in the years ahead. Rubie Watson, director of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, said, "I found our discussions very profitable. It became clear that we share many common problems, and it was very good to hear how these problems are being tackled at other institutions. I came away with a sense of comradeship and ideas."