Sarah: Most large commercial banks have at least one branch that can issue
international money orders. Generally they are cheaper than wire transfers.
Usually if funds are wired there is no check drawn so I'd check another bank
about that fee. Good luck.
Jane MacKnight
Director, Collections and Registrar
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Tel: 513/287-7092
Fax: 513/287-7095
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Sarah Cloud
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:25 PM
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Subject: Paying for photographs/Foreign museums
This question is probably best directed toward curators and registrars. I
apologize if it sounds foolish, but I've been struggling with this for the
past several weeks!
What is the most practical way to send payment for a photograph (or slide,
etc.) to a foreign institution? (Or, how do foreign scholars pay for photos
from American museums?)
My current situation: I have been trying to order 44 Deutschmarks
(approximately $22 US) worth of slides from the Cologne Cathedral publishing
house (the Koelner Dom Verlag). It would cost me $40 US to have my bank
wire the funds directly to one of their bank accounts (on top of the $22),
or to have my bank draw up a check in Deutchmarks which I could then mail.
And I expect it would cost the Verlag, too, to receive the transmission. It
would cost me $15 US to wire the funds via Western Union, but someone from
the publishing house would have to pick up the wire funds from a Western
Union office. I don't think the staff would do this; they've been very
uncommunicative. I have asked the Verlag in two e-mails, two faxes, and a
paper letter whether they will accept Mastercard or Visa, but no answer!
Just a faxed invoice with the amount I'd owe, and various contact
information including their bank account numbers.
I would prefer not to send cash, and I'd have to hunt down a money exchange
somewhere, but I'm thinking this may be the quickest, least expensive
option.
As I move on in my graduate studies, I expect I'l be running into this
problem even more frequently--be it publishing houses, archives, or museums,
so any advice will be appreciated!
Sarah E. Cloud
Worcester Art Museum Curatorial Intern
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