Amy, if the loaned tea set does not belong to you, you would have to
receive the lender's consent before doing any conservation work on it,
regardless of whether you want to spend money on it or not. It probably
wouldn't hurt to ask the owners if they want to pay for the work, since
it is to their benefit anyway. If they balk, that might be a good time
to consider suggesting conversion of the long term loan, which is a bad
idea, into a gift, which is a good idea.
Hope this is helpful.
Anne
Anne T. Lane, Collections Manager
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte NC 28215
704-568-1774, ext 110
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Amy Bischof
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 1:47 PM
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Subject: loan and maintenance questions
I have 2 questions. First, our museum has had a sterling silver
toiletry set on loan for the past 8 years and we plan to continue to
exhibit it indefinitely. It needs some conservation work and our board
wants to use deaccession funds to pay for it. I am not willing to do
this as the items do not belong to us and we have no firm committment
that it will eventually be donated. I would appreciate some feedback.
Second, we use an outside maintenance company to clean our building.
They come in twice a day when we're open to clean, an arrangement that
hasn't been working very well. The board is considering hiring a
company that cleans after hours, but we are concerned with security.
How do your organizations feel about having an outside service come in
when no employees are around.
Thanks,
Amy
Amy L. Bischof
Curator
Hershey Museum
170 W. Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: 717-520-5591
Fax: 717-534-8940
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