Please, don't leave this to only Brits! There are people around the world that need to contribute our voices. Please set up a petition so that from around the world we can sign the petition! Thanx, Victor Eskenazi Renton, Washington, U.S.A.
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 14:14, colin <[1]cwh...@santa-fe.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: I haven't seen this mentioned here but we made noises (and still are) when the bagpipe museum faced something similar. The information on the petition page says: "The V & A are intending to place in long-term storage its collection of historic musical instruments, which is unparalleled in the UK. The reason for this destruction, given by a V & A spokesman, is so that "the gallery can be redesigned to show the fashion collections." Musical instruments have been part of the collection since its inception in 1851: the museum has received adverse comment on this plan from curators worldwide. The removal is to take place in Spring 2010, and is a short-term decision which will have long-term negative results for scholars and music lovers alike.". Although not strictly pipes-based, I feel it's a further step to downgrading our musical heritage and the importance of the tradition of music and thought those on this list may wish to sign. Several other music lists I am on have done so already so sorry if this is a repeat. If anyone would like to sign the petition, it's at: [2]http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/VandAchange/ Colin Hill To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:cwh...@santa-fe.freeserve.co.uk 2. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/VandAchange/ 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html