Dear Christian, Anna, Marc, Trevor, and Tracie,

I apologize for this very late response to your emails. Nonetheless, I want
to thank you all for the very good information you sent to me.
The pertinent questions to ask, the details to lookout for, are all very
good information!

Thank you once again!
Cheers.

Tracie:
Buck and Gilmore is indeed a good reference. I did the Collections Mgm
course by the University of Victoria many years ago and had almost
forgotten about how the book can come in handy in such cases. It certainly
lifts up to its name as the bible for registrars. Thanks for reminding me
about the book! I see that the 5th edition has very up-to-date information
on DAMS and documentation of contemporary art, which are, coincidentally,
areas I am looking into as well.  In any case, I find your name familiar.
Were you in the same Colln management program as me?



On 19 January 2012 00:31, "Verlag Dr. C. Müller-Straten" <
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> Am 18.01.2012 16:54, schrieb Juetian Luo:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> We are trying to get insurance coverage for our collection. I have a
>> question: Is your museum's collection insured by commercial insurance
>> agency? If so, do you buy insurance for all of your collection (i.e., 100%
>> of the colln)? It is expensive to insure our entire collection of about
>> 160,000 artefacts. We are thus reviewing how we could optimally insure the
>> collection without paying through our nose.
>>
>> Does your museum have insurance coverage for a predetermined number of
>> artefacts and not the entire colln? (or buy insurance only for a fraction
>> of the collection's valuated price?
>>
>> I would like to have a sense of how other museums do it that will not
>> compromise our obligation of accountability as custodian to the colln. I
>> hope it's convenient for you to share a short note with me on what your
>> museums do. I will also be happy if you wish to point me to any articles on
>> this topic.
>>
>> I look forward to your advice, on or off line, whichever suits you better.
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>> - A registrar in distress.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Dear Juetian Luo,
>
> I think your matter can be solved like we handle it in our country.
>
> You should get advice from an independent insurance broker and your
> administrational board on the followig matters:
> Whch group of objects should be covered against which risks? [You decide
> at least!]
> Is it possible to reduce the insurance rates by installing new security
> technologies? Check this first.
> Which objects of your collection have to be insured by other parties (f.e.
> objects on loan)?
> Is one overall insurance better than agreements with various insurers?
> Is it possible to make use of a spinning system which can be changed day
> by day?
> In some cases, specialist insurances exist, f.e. for museums, for
> archives, for art collections or for musical instruments.
> Some risks may be already covered by obligational insurances, like fire.
> Check this first.
> State museums do not insure most risks in our country  because they are
> covered by State Liability. Check this first.
> All solutions have to be tailor-made to your case.
>
> Treating this matter with care and cleverness, you can save a lot of money.
>
> Christian
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