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Nature 447, 376 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447376b; Published online 23 May 2007
Endowments are necessary for museums to thrive
D. James Baker1, Jeremy A. Sabloff2 & Peter A. Raven3
- Visiting Committee for Smithsonian Science, 8031 Seminole Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118-3915, USA
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6324, USA
- Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, Missouri 63166-0299
You suggest that combining science and outreach might help museums succeed in achieving the funding they need for research, in your Editorial 'Museums need two cultures', News story 'Smithsonian looks beyond ousted boss' and News Feature 'Endangered collections' (Nature 446, 583, 594 and 605–606; 2007). As the current and former heads of such institutions, we emphasize that this combination can succeed only if followed up with major fund-raising for endowments.
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