This is of great interest.
Please post responses to the list.
Thank you-
Susanne Lambert
Collections Maanger/Registrar
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
t 435 797 0166
f 435 797 3423
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Bonni-Dara Michaels wrote:
>We are trying to get a sense of the number of museums that require donations
>of artifacts be accompanied by cash donations for maintenance and
>conservation of the artifacts, and what various institutions' guidelines are
>for the cash donation. Does anyone out there have such a requirement? Do
>you have a sliding scale for maintenance and conservation of a postcard as
>opposed to a painting? Do you only require cash donations for maintenance
>and conservation if the piece currently has problems, or is likely to
>develop problems in the future due to the nature of the materials? Do you
>require a cash contribution to cover the cost of maintenance only if there
>are multiple and/or valuable items in the donation?
>
>Bonni-Dara Michaels
>Collections Curator
>Yeshiva University Museum
>15 West 16th Street
>New York, New York 10011
>Tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815
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