We don't have any hard and fast rules. If it is something
that the donor can bring to us we would usually ask them to do
that.
Part of our acquisition approval process requires the
identification of any packing, shipping and conservation costs before a decision
is made both for purchases and donations. So if those costs were too high
we would not accept the donation. It is possible that we might go back to
the donor at that point and say we'd like to accept but we can't afford to,
could you make a cash donation towards the cost (NB we have never actually
done this).
In terms of budgeting the costs would come out of our acquisitions
budget (therefore reducing the amount available for purchases). We don't
have a specific amount, looking back in the last three years we haven't had to
pay anything for packing and transporting donations, the year before we paid GBP
400 for transporting one item.
Trevor Reynolds
Collections Registrar, English
Heritage
tel: +44 (0) 1904 601905. 37 Tanner Row,
York, YO1 6WP
Greetings
All:
I
would like to inquire about other museums and/or cultural institutions policies
with reference to new acquisitions and what are the responsibilities of the
pending donor?
Does
the museum request the donor pay for packing/crating/shipping to that museum
prior to acquisition? Or, does the museum have a budget in place for this type
of acquisition activity? If so, how much funding is allocated towards that
budget amount?
Thanks
in advance for sharing your thoughts,
Kim
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