[Foundation-l] National Portrait Gallery

[John at Darkstar]

Sorry, I don't follow you on this one. If the existing business model
don't work and it should be changed, then work with them to change it
and make the alternate options viable.

John

David Gerard wrote:
> 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.
> 
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