[Foundation-l] National Portrait Gallery

[David Gerard]

2009/7/17 geni <geniice at gmail.com>:

> Not really. Remember there are a bunch of other collections. Many will
> be looking to use the NPG's business model. National maritime museum,
> Imperial war museum, British library, Various national archives. Can't
> afford to buy them all off.


It's worth noting that governments often expressly tell their
galleries to be more "businesslike" and expressly require them to
squeeze every penny from the (public domain) works they own. And to
hell with the mission statement.

So it'll be the usual mix of gentle one-at-a-time persuasion, luring
people in, working under the radar, shifting paradigms, changing the
culture, warping reality to a better shape, speaking softly and the
occasional burst of action. Nothing we're not used to.


- d.