Decisions, decisions..
Feb. 15th, 2002 09:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elionwyr..I've written out a letter I'd like to send out to at least the 2 young actors mentioned in that article.
I'm not sure if I should or not.
It's not a totally bitchy letter, but it's a little mommy-sounding...and I don't have the right to speak for the museum, so it's a fine line to walk...
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15 February 2002
Dear Mr. Kutcher,
I read with dismay in this week’s Philadelphia Inquirer the following:
(article quoted)
I’m assuming that the party was “so cool” to be at because of the attendees and not because of the destruction that was done to the hall that night…which was excessive.
And I’m writing to you because I’d like to point out that this was, indeed, a museum – and in particular, a dinosaur hall that had to be opened to the public, and to school groups, the next morning. Having parties in this hall isn’t unusual; the things that happened at this party were.
The Academy of Natural Sciences is one of the oldest museums in the United States. Many of the casted mounts are around 20 years old, and were never intended to be touched (or ridden) by visitors – hence, the guard rails around the dinosaurs. It’s also one of the only halls in the country to have such a high percentage of real fossil on display; fortunately, no guests decided to ride those particular dinos.
It is, frankly, amazing that none of the mounts collapsed under this abuse.
By allowing a party to be held in a museum, the Academy has to take a certain amount of responsibility for what happened at the All-Stars party. But literally thousands of dollars of damage was done; major work had to be done very quickly to get Dinosaur Hall clean – and safe – for kids to be allowed inside the next morning, because of all the broken glass, spilled beer, drug paraphernalia, vomit, etc. that was left behind. There was just no way to foresee or expect what happened that night. The staff had to all pull together to clean and fix the hall – this means teachers and scientists working side by side with the building operations staff to clean these messes.
What’s done is done.
Just please, think for a moment about what happened – what you witnessed that night. Think about the fact that this is a historic, educational facility.
Do you really still think it was “ so cool”?
I'm not sure if I should or not.
It's not a totally bitchy letter, but it's a little mommy-sounding...and I don't have the right to speak for the museum, so it's a fine line to walk...
~~
15 February 2002
Dear Mr. Kutcher,
I read with dismay in this week’s Philadelphia Inquirer the following:
(article quoted)
I’m assuming that the party was “so cool” to be at because of the attendees and not because of the destruction that was done to the hall that night…which was excessive.
And I’m writing to you because I’d like to point out that this was, indeed, a museum – and in particular, a dinosaur hall that had to be opened to the public, and to school groups, the next morning. Having parties in this hall isn’t unusual; the things that happened at this party were.
The Academy of Natural Sciences is one of the oldest museums in the United States. Many of the casted mounts are around 20 years old, and were never intended to be touched (or ridden) by visitors – hence, the guard rails around the dinosaurs. It’s also one of the only halls in the country to have such a high percentage of real fossil on display; fortunately, no guests decided to ride those particular dinos.
It is, frankly, amazing that none of the mounts collapsed under this abuse.
By allowing a party to be held in a museum, the Academy has to take a certain amount of responsibility for what happened at the All-Stars party. But literally thousands of dollars of damage was done; major work had to be done very quickly to get Dinosaur Hall clean – and safe – for kids to be allowed inside the next morning, because of all the broken glass, spilled beer, drug paraphernalia, vomit, etc. that was left behind. There was just no way to foresee or expect what happened that night. The staff had to all pull together to clean and fix the hall – this means teachers and scientists working side by side with the building operations staff to clean these messes.
What’s done is done.
Just please, think for a moment about what happened – what you witnessed that night. Think about the fact that this is a historic, educational facility.
Do you really still think it was “ so cool”?
