One thing that probably impresses me the most when I visit a museum is the dedication shown by our museum colleagues and volunteers. With limited resources, they run their museum with enthusiasm and a genuine commitment that always amazes me. Still, museums have financial and personnel needs that must be addressed for those facilities to progress into the 21st century. For instance, most museums have austere budgets, eight out of ten museums still lack Internet access, and no university or college in Utah offers an advanced degree in museum studies. While they may offer challenges, Burke says museums are well worth the effort to help them flourish.
Museums are essential to our culture.
They are places that preserve and protect what matters most to all of us. Utah's heritage and its cultural and social environment would be much poorer without its museums, their collections, exhibitions, and other public programs. It is an honor to play a small role in assisting museums in reaching their public potential.