We have that type of program and it has been doing pretty well. We send out Certificates of Adoption to the donors and post one by the artifact when it's on exhibit. 

Here' s the web address, if you would like to look it over.

Www.quiltmuseum.org/adopt-a-quilt.html

Good luck,

Meegan Carr
The National Quilt Museum

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Candace Perry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: "adopting" collections
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 8:10 am
Good morning – I am looking for examples of museum
that have programs to adopt artifacts/works of art, primarily for conservation
purposes, but fundraising also. What are the pitfalls? Does someone have a good
procedure in place for doing this? History museum preferably, but I suppose it
works in any circumstance.

Thanks,

Candace Perry









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