Would you mind sharing postings with the list? We are looking at hosting a similar event in the fall focused on Civil War manuscripts. Thanks much, Julie Holcomb Julie Moore wrote: > In conjunction with several exhibitions of contemporary printmaking > we have on view, we are hosting our first-ever appraisal event at the > end of June wherein we are asking members of the public with any kind > of print to come in and get it examined and valuated by experts, > including a conservation assessment. We are not charging admission > for this event--we want people to come in so we can educate them about > prints and printmaking. The free "appraisals" are pretty much the > hook to get them through the doors. I am learning much about how to > run an event like this, and my experts are making me aware of the > numerous legalities involved.Which brings me to my question...Could > anyone on the list who has operated an appraisal event please send me > (via land mail, FAX or email attachment) a sample of the disclaimer > you used to inform the public that the valuations being given were for > entertainment purposes only and were not to be used as an official > appraisal? Does anyone have a sample from the Antiques Roadshow they > can FAX to me? Addresses are below.Any other advice about operating > an appraisal event, from bitter experience if need be, is welcome. > Thanks in advance!Julia Muney Moore > Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services > Indianapolis Art Center > 820 E. 67th St. > Indianapolis, IN 46220 > (317) 255-2464 x233 > FAX (317) 254-0486 > email <[log in to unmask]> > website > <http://www.indplsartcenter.org> ========================================================= > 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). -- Julie Holcomb, MLIS, CA College and Special Collections Archivist Pearce Collections at Navarro College Navarro College Archives 3100 W. Collin St. Corsicana, Texas 75110 Phone: 903-875-7438 ~ Fax: 903-875-7593 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Internet: http://www.pearcecollections.us/ or http://www.navarrocollege.edu/library/archives/ "Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found, given, and transmitted from the past. The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living." Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire ========================================================= 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).