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<div style=""> Dear Colleagues,</div>
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<div style="">I thought you might be interested in reading & commenting on a blog post by Mark Carnall (Grant Museum) on the Center for the Future of Museums Blog today</div>
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<div style="">http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2013/12/sold-out-of-science-embracing-private.html</div>
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<div style="">In it, Mark shares some thoughts on the benefits of natural history museums working with amateurs and private collectors in the marketplace.</div>
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<div style="">Yours from the future,</div>
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<div style="">Elizabeth Merritt</div>
<div style="">Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums</div>
<div style="">American Alliance of Museums</div>
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