Our Collections Management Policy clearly indicates that loans from the 
collection will not be made to individuals, or to anyone without 
accreditation-level museum security, staff, climate control, and light 
conditions.   You can find several CMP's on the Yahoo MuseDoc group, 
including ours.  

Jill R. Chancey, PhD
Curator
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
PO Box 1108
Laurel, MS 39441-1108
www.LRMA.org
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Liz B wrote:
> Hello,
> I am the Curator at a museum associated with a major national non-profit. Our 
> museum has a large art collection including many paintings by Norman 
> Rockwell. We typically only loan these works to other museums, but this week 
> I was asked (or should I say told) to loan one of the Rockwells to a large $$ 
> donor to display in his home until 2010. I offered other solutions such as 
> having a very high quality reproduction made for him to keep, but this was 
> rejected. All of my explanations as to why this is a bad idea are laughed off 
> and I am made to feel that I am overreacting. The painting was promised to 
> the donor by our Fundraising Division with no consultation to the museum. My 
> director understands my reluctance, but is not willing to put her foot down 
> and say no to them. Does anyone know of any type of formal written 
> statement issued by a museum organization that says this is a no-no? I have 
> searched but was unable to find anything official. I am so worried about the 
> door we are opening if we go through with this loan! Am I overreacting in this 
> situation?? Anyone dealt with anything similar and have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Liz
>
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