Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Smithsonian public meeting about future Secretary

from an advertisement in the Weekend section of the Post:

The search committee for the new Secretary... is holding an open meeting to hear from the public what qualities the next Secretary should have.

Monday September 17th
5:30 pm
Baird Auditorium
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave. NW

Advance questions and comments

Live webcast at the Smithsonian website (don't know where it will be though).
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What they want is God, someone who can hobnob with businesspeople, fundraise, make nice with Congress, deal with research and the agendas of the various museum directors and their separate boards, etc.

See "Twilight of the Sun King" from the New York Times about the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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