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David K
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Harald, thanks for review. Bummer you found it so different than windgrrl.
Did you take photos?
So there were missions shown in some manner? The mission in Mulegé is named Santa Rosalia and the French used it to name their town in the 1880s.
Did you see my books for sale there?
Again, thanks for your input. I hope others will review it too and see if things improve. Let's help them improve it!
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no photos allowed - big sign with crossed out camera
did not see any books for sale (might be hidden in the entrance souvenir shop)
it is not clear that you are at the museum's cashier when you enter that jewelry/gift shop. A girl then hits you up for $100 (the price for
foreigners)
no options offered
No pricing chart with options for students, locals or seniors on display either
yes, there was an interactive mission display on one wall
nice an big - but with very rudimentary information
the Camino Real was a wild line scribbled across Baja
one should not find a misplaced Mission in a museum focussed on history
Harald Pietschmann
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David K
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Exactly! I will bring this to the attention of the man who has done so much to make this a reality. Thank you, Harald.
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David K
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Instant response from the museum people!
Hoping to make the museum as best as possible, I forwarded the good and bad reviews to my friend Richard who is on the board for the museum...
I met Richard last year after he reached out to me after he read my Real de Santa Ana article on Baja Bound and asked if they could sell my mission
book at the museum.
Here is Richard's email from last night (I sent a copy to Harald):
David,
I wanted to thank you for your email as well as passing on your reader’s feedback (positive and negative).
For your reader, Harald, with the negative feedback, I wanted to extend my apology for the error in the missions map. I checked and Harald was
absolutely correct. The regions exhibit lists a mission for Santa Rosalia and eliminate the mission at Mulegé... You should know that for this
exhibit your book was referenced. A full list of the missions was sent to our media design group for the production of this exhibit. We also reviewed
these panels prior to final production, however, we did not catch these errors. I want you to know, however, that pride ourselves in accuracy and we
will make every effort to have these errors corrected as soon as possible. I’ve already put in a request to have these errors fixed. I’ll send you
the corrected panels when they are ready for your reference.
Regarding the sale of your book, I was just in El Triunfo on Thursday and saw your book on display in the book section.
Finally, regarding Harald’s other comments/observations, I do take issue with his comments about the lack of maps for the Ruta de Plata (there are
several maps in the museum that highlight key routes). Also, the description of Real de Santa Ana is very detailed and is as in depth as what is
highlighted in your blog. That said, it is worth noting that the content is spread out over several pages of the “People & Culture” Discovery
display and not all condensed in one panel. After all, in design a museum one needs to balance the amount of text presented for visitors especially as
the exhibits are dual language.
As for the service at the Bar Minero, I will be passing along the feedback to our General Manager. If you can pass along my contact information to
Harald I would like to invite him back for a courtesy visit after the corrections have been made on the Regions Exhibit. Hopefully, then he’ll have
a more positive experience. I look forward to staying in touch. Kind Regards,
Richard
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thanks David!
Harald Pietschmann
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