Thanks for starting this thread - I'm printing out the responses and
starting a file.  Last year my board president wanted to take two
portraits of local significance on long-term (50 years!) loan = the
lender would loan but not donate the paintings.  I explained all the
reasons we don't do long-term loans, and the president said, "You're
just thinking up reasons to make trouble, none of that will happen."
 And you've all proved that "trouble" happens with gifts, not just
loans.  (We ended up taking the portraits on a two-year loan.)

The New York Legislature has passed an Abandoned Property bill, it's on
the governor's desk, check Museum Association of New York (MANY) for an
update.

John Marks
Curator
Geneva (NY) Historical Society

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