Has your museum ever entered into a loan-to-gift agreement? A loan-to-gift in this case is a loan where the agreement indicates that the loan will become a gift to the museum at some date in the future or upon the passing of the donor?  Second Part of my question: Has your museum ever taken a loan-to-gift in which the loaned collection is housed and used at the museum, but the donor retains the right to remove items during their lifetime, with the loan becoming a gift at the time of the donor’s passing?  I am aware that this scenario is not a best practice, but would like to know if others have done it.  I am only looking to compile statistics.  Replies will be treated anonymously.  Thanks for your help.

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