23rd May 2006, 06:39 PM
My point about pressure on LA's to fund obviously doesn't apply to your independent museum Paul. It seems however that your money making branch might be funding other bits, no? If so, they should be a bit more relaxed about how you do it.
I was thinking though, more about the type of letter/publicity campaign ( for LA funded museums- not yours) that we are doing to stop curatorial cuts. Councillors are publicly accountable after all.
You are dead right about the cultural problem of traditionally accepting low pay. It is identical to the one that archaeology is trying to overcome, and seems to be achieving.
I very strongly feel that if we are contributing to that low pay tradition/culture we are part of the problem. We can't just hold up our hands and blame the tradition/culture. Any way of breaking it is fair game I reckon.
I was thinking though, more about the type of letter/publicity campaign ( for LA funded museums- not yours) that we are doing to stop curatorial cuts. Councillors are publicly accountable after all.
You are dead right about the cultural problem of traditionally accepting low pay. It is identical to the one that archaeology is trying to overcome, and seems to be achieving.
I very strongly feel that if we are contributing to that low pay tradition/culture we are part of the problem. We can't just hold up our hands and blame the tradition/culture. Any way of breaking it is fair game I reckon.