The Canadian War Museum has an established policy on deaccession, which I
would be happy to share. We have few sculptures, but 12,500+ original works
of art, none of which we foresee selling.

Harry Needham
Canadian War Museum

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> Dear Lindy,
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> You will find information on deaccessioning in:
>
> S.E. Weil, A Cabinet of Curiosities. Inquiries into museums and their
> prospects, Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1995, chapter
> 11: The Deaccessioning Cookie Jar
>
> M.C. Malaro, Museum Governance. Mission, Ethics, Policy, Washington D.C.:
> Smithsonian Institution Press 1994, the part called Deaccessioning: The
> American Perspective.
>
> M.C. Malaro, A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, Washington
> D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 2d edition 1998, chapter: The Disposal
> of Objects: Deaccessioning.
>
> F. Feldman, S. Weil, Art Works: Law, Policy and Practice (Materials and
> Commentary), s.l. 1974 (third edition) including deaccessioning-protocols.
>
> Annemarie Beunen
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