Why don't you want to lend it?  If you're not planning on using the case for an exhibit during the term of the loan I don't understand why you wouldn't want another institution to borrow it.  We lend out irreplaceable artifacts all the time, why would you not trust another museum with your case?


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Erin O'Malley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Just a quick question: what is everyone's thoughts about the loaning of exhibit cases. It's not something I've done in the past and we got a request here about potentially lending one of our cases for another local institution's exhibit. The only cases I have free are freestanding metal ones. the lending institution would pay for moving them, but they would have them from Sept.-May.
I'm hesitant to loan them out, but it would be nice to have some good rational to back it up.

Thanks!
Erin
Exhibits

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