I should also stipulate that when informing our members and the public about
this service, we are careful to note that our curators offer opinions about
objects and/or refer the owner to sources of additional information.
Consult-a-Curator is not a forum for authenticating works of art. (In the
many years that we have been offering the service, there have been a couple
of problems with misunderstandings in this regard.)



>I would be interested to know if any museums charge for the
>identification of objects and artefacts brought into the museum by
>members of the public.  If a charge is made, how much is it?  Has
>charging led to a decrease in the number of objects seen by staff?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Alan E West.
>
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