but on the catalog record level - we have about 10% of the items
cataloged (approx. 28,000 of 280,000+) in our collections management--This
reply from Henry Ford Museum may be of unusual interest. They have had great
institutional changes in collections. Huge amounts of material have been
disposed of in their recent history and a smaller volume in different areas
added to the collection.
Exhibits have also changed from almost open storage such as well over a
hundred vehicles lined up in rows to more typical exhibits with themes. But
some areas of the main exhibit hall have not been changed.