Our insurance is through our parent organization and they maneuvered  
this process by creating a "top 50" rather than assessing each and  
every object in our collection.  We have a smaller collection than you  
but doing a "top" # list (as heart-wrenching as it is) and providing  
that to an insurance agency may be a good idea and help keep costs  
lower. I would also make sure the insurance agency that you choose has  
experience with other cultural organizations in insuring collections.  
Hope this helps a bit.

Anna Cannizzo
Curator of Collections
Denison Museum
240 W. Broadway P.O. Box 810
Granville, OH  43023
740-587-6554


Quoting Juetian Luo <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> We are trying to get insurance coverage for our collection. I have a
> question: Is your museum's collection insured by commercial insurance
> agency? If so, do you buy insurance for all of your collection (i.e., 100%
> of the colln)? It is expensive to insure our entire collection of about
> 160,000 artefacts. We are thus reviewing how we could optimally insure the
> collection without paying through our nose.
>
> Does your museum have insurance coverage for a predetermined number of
> artefacts and not the entire colln? (or buy insurance only for a fraction
> of the collection's valuated price?
>
> I would like to have a sense of how other museums do it that will not
> compromise our obligation of accountability as custodian to the colln. I
> hope it's convenient for you to share a short note with me on what your
> museums do. I will also be happy if you wish to point me to any articles on
> this topic.
>
> I look forward to your advice, on or off line, whichever suits you better.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> - A registrar in distress.
>
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