On 8/29/2024 8:11 AM, cz via cctalk wrote:
Unfortunately, museums are no longer a safe place for donated and rare
artifacts. Paul Allen's heirs just want to keep their $17 billion for
themselves.
Never have been. If there is one thing in life I have learned it's that
the purpose of a museum is not to preserve history.
The purpose of a museum is to destroy history.
And let's not forget libraries. I donated a book (Theological
Subject, another of my degree concentrations not computer related)
to the University library where I worked. It lasted about 5 years
before it was no longer on the shelf or in the card catalog.
bill
