I am not sure where "your area" is.  But if a borrowing institution told me they needed a piece treated for termites before loaning it, that is a big red flag.  Either they have an infestation potential, and I would not loan to them, or they believe you have an infestation potential, which I hope is inaccurate.  As a conservator, I have never heard of this type of request, but it sounds like a bad idea to loan.  The potential risks are too high, unless the piece is of little value to you.

Marc

American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
     4 Rockville Road
     Broad Brook, CT 06016
     www.conservator.com 
     860-386-6058 

Marc A. Williams, President
     MS in Art Conservation, Winterthur Museum Program
     Former Chief Wooden Objects Conservator, Smithsonian Institution
     Fellow, American Institute for Conservation (AIC)




From: MPierce 
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Termite care for loans - who's responsible?


Another museum in the area of my museum would like to have on loan a piece from our collection. It happens to be a wooden desk. The borrowing museum stated that they would like it treated for termites before taking it into their facility.

Is it the responsibility of the lending institution or the borrowing institution to do/pay for that?

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