Hi Dr. Bob,
Sounds like the trappings of a very large museum! For small museums the cost is minimal. Since I am 100% of the collections staff it costs about $100 to do a full process from accession to placing into storage for a single object in our collection!
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Michelle Zupan
Curator & Director
Hickory Hill & the Tom Watson Birthplace
502 Hickory Hill Drive
Thomson, GA 30824
706-595-7777
FAX: 706-595-7177
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