>In recent discussions regarding a loan of ethnographic baskets to another
>state museum, I was asked if we charge a loan fee. I was also told that
>this is quite common. Is this true? In your experience, what does the fee
>cover -- processing, documentation, packing, shipping? How much is
>charged, and is it assessed per item? Does this apply equally to "public"
>and private institutions (my vantage point is that of a state university
>museum)?
We don't charge a "loan fee" but we do require that the borrowing
institution pay for an appraisal, packing, shipping and insurance.