I'm looking for feedback on the posting of a Code of Conduct at the entrance to our museums.

Does anyone post conduct rules?

If so, where in your museum?

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Joseph Middendorf
Director of Public Safety
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Cincinnati OH
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Here we go with the Posted Rules of Behavior again.  Gosh, this is always tricky.  One museum I worked with was the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri, and when we had a new director we struggled with this issue for months, as the security guards were always trying to post signs and trying new ideas  and had very little success; however,  You may want to contact that museum and talk with Joe and Roger ( security) or contact the Director, Nick. He was very innovative with developing friendly signage, and they could probably share what they have learned - or not learned.  This is always a tough subject.  Good Luck.  Keep me posted.  I am going to be going to India to create some children's programs, for an ethnographic museum, so it will be interesting to compare notes. SAM number is: 417-837-5700.  I will give them a head's up that you may be calling.

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Cynthia Scheuer
Clarkston MI
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We don't post a code of conduct, but the best one I have seen is the one for the City Museum in St. Louis.

https://apps.lis.illinois.edu/wiki/download/attachments/17957409/cmsl_info_warning_close.JPG

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Joseph Imholte
Director of Special Exhibits & Public Programs
Science Museum of Minnesota
Saint Paul MN
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Dear Joseph,

This is one cute solution to posting a code of conduct in a way that isn't standoffish:

Korean Museum Uses Adorable Cats in Visitor Etiquette Guide

Best wishes,

Stephanie

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Stephanie Pearson
Freie Mitarbeiterin, Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Ph.D. Candidate, History of Art, UC Berkeley
stephpearson.com

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