since we have been down this road before about online ID, and i notice 
everyone addressing this query as if they know the person. may one ask if 
the name provided is really the person's name?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: ""Dr. Christian Müller-Straten"" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Curator/Donor Ethics


> Dear A.,
>
> nearly all statements in that matter came to the same conclusion: for
> legal and ethical problems its a No-No for every curator. All writers
> agreeing to the director's position should know that they are walking on
> extremely dangerous grounds. The best thing to solve this delicate
> question in relation to your own director is to inform him on the
> problems he himself could get - it even could cost his own job one day.
> It is also his job to make things clear to the patrons.
>
> May I touch a sideline too? Has it been eventually one patron or a
> powerful group of patrons installing your director into his position? A
> little bit it looks like that. Then his position already is a "thank
> you" and you will get lot of internal problems referring to the accepted
> international museum ethics...
>
> Best regards
>
>
> Dr. Christian Müller-Straten
> Editor MUSEUM AKTUELL
>
>
>
>
> "Reine Hauser" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:
> You might check the museum association of the UK's website, which
> states
> under its Code of Ethics
> http://www.museumsassociation.org/asset_arena/text/cs/code_of_ethics.pdf
> :
>
> 2.14 Refuse to identify, authenticate or value items in private
> ownership for personal payment, gifts or favours.
>
> Private ownership would thus include things being auctioned or
> otherwise
> on the market.  I am familiar with several US museums that do not
> permit
> their curatorial or other staff to comment to donors, collectors or
> others on the financial value of objects, expected appreciation or
> depreciation of such items or related issues.  In part, it's because of
> ethical conflicts; in part, it's because of possible liability issues
> for the museum.  Discussing aesthetics is fine; discussing valuations
> and the like is not.
>
>
>
>
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