Mornin’, Debra (or, afternoon in New York, as the case may be).
Fellow weblogger, Debra Galant, has a story in today’s New York Times, writing on how, as interview subject Dr. Alison Griffiths — an associate professor in the department of communication studies at Baruch College in New York — puts it, “Kids are being specifically targeted as really important museumgoers.”
Debra’s story addresses the issue of the impact of the recent movement towards the “the Disneyfication of museums”, and the consequent lack of intellectual rigour that the more contemporary, and frenzied, multi-media approach to drawing children’s museum-going interests is having on museums today. Obviously, museum traditionalists express frustration and consternation at this ‘unwelcome’ turn of events.
Well worth reading. Check it out.

On any given week, arguably more people attend arts events than professional sports. Movies, theatre, dance recitals, and concerts collectively draw large numbers.
Then why is the daily sports section of our local newspapers twelve to eighteen pages on a regular basis while the daily arts sections are small, four to six page sections full of wire copy — if you can find them at all?
Chris Lavin, senior editor for special sections at the San Diego Union-Tribune, attempts to answer the question. Read the text of his speech to the national convention of the Association of Performing Arts Service Organization.