Hi, all. I have heard of the Smithsonian doing things like this with their
collections, though I don't know how formalized it is. A museum I worked for
had a collection of toys that were on 'permanent loan' (I think that was the
terminology) from the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian still held the title to
the toys, but the museum where I worked stored and cared for them. I suspect
this is more true for biological, archeaological and anthropological
specimens because all things collected, excavated, etc. on federal property
belong to the federal government, i.e. the Smithsonian. I imagine that a lot
of these specimens are in museums closer to where they were found, rather
than in Washington, DC. I hope this helps.

I have also enjoyed the spirited Rudy Guliani debate. Keep up the good work.
                                                        -Chris Godbold


>From: Felicia Liss <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Object Sharing
>Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:42:49 -0500
>
>I have had some interesting discussions recently about the number of
>museums that keep popping up around the country (science, art, history,
>etc.).  Before "issue based" exhibits and museums, these institutions were
>primarily "object based" (I realize we could debate this point to, but it
>is not my question).
>
>There are not enough objects for all the museums that are being
>created.  While museums often loan objects to other institutions for
>exhibitions, I was wondering if museums have developed an "object share"
>program.  For example, a large institution often can not display all their
>collections at once.  Do these institutions have programs with smaller
>museums to "store" and "display" their artworks?  If you know of programs
>like this, please let me know.
>
>Many thanks,
>Felicia
>
>Felicia Liss
>Museum Education Specialist
>Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership
>7 West 22nd Street
>New York, New York 10010
>(212) 989-2624, ext. 308
>Fax (212) 727-1702
>
>Visit us at www.skolnick.com


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