>From: Hilary Edelen <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: museum insurance question >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:43:26 -0700 > >Hello Museum-L subscribers, > >I am an undergraduate history student aiming towards graduate study and a career in the museum field. > >My questions:  Where and how do museums and archives obtain insurance? >                        Is this insurance specifically for the collection or does it cover >                        the facility that houses the collection? > >The reason I'm asking is because I am preparing a research paper in which this issue is addressed.  I also wanted to know just out of personal curiosity (I'm assuming I can't just obtain some "museum insurance" from State Farm). > >Any responses will be appreciated and helpful. > >Thank you, > >Hilary M. Edelen >Undergrad.-History >University of Iowa >[log in to unmask] > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).