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Dear Museum-L,

Does anyone know what obligations to collections museums are under if 
they have to close? I looked in Marie Malaro's museum collection 
legal book but didn't find anything dealing with a museum closure. 
Our private non-profit museum plans to merge with a national monument 
visitor center when we raise the building funds. The original plan 
was for it to be a combined museum and visitor center but it is 
unknown how our collections will be handled as the merger takes 
place. We want to have a plan if part or all the collections are not 
transferred.
         I'm trying to establish what our obligations are to be able 
to inform the transition committee. I would assume we would try to 
find homes for things with other museums but a lot of our stuff is so 
technical that may be difficult!
You may contact me on or off list.

Connie Estep
Curator
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Columbia River Exhibition
of History, Science & Technology
95 Lee Boulevard
Richland, WA  99352
Phone:  509-943-9000
Fax:  509-943-1770 

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