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Dear colleagues,

I would like to ask your assistance. I am researching and writing a book on
the usefulness and justification for museum collections that are not on
display. 

This is seen as a problem in the UK at government level, and in the
Netherlands, too. It is felt that museums have too much stuff in store that
they don't use. 

In other countries it seems that many people feel uneasy about how to
justify the collections. For example, it is difficult to convince local
legislaters that there needs to be proper funding for storing collections.
But it is not an issue at government level.

In your experience, are you expected to justify the existence of the
collections, or is it accepted that they stay in store?

I would welcome any information you can give me.

Best wishes

Suzanne Keene




EVA London conference July 2005: Call for Papers
The Foremost European Electronic Imaging Events in the Visual Arts
http://www.eva-conferences.com/eva/london/london2005/

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Dr Suzanne Keene
Culture Heritage
University College London Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London     WC1H OPY

Tel: 020 7679 4935

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology
http://www.suzannekeene.info

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