Bill-- According to my sources the donor has to schedule and pay for the appraisal prior to the donation. The museum may provide a list of suggested appraisers, however. There have been cases when an appraisal has been disallowed because of abnormally close ties with the museum, and if the museum pays for the appraisal it is sometimes considered tantamount to appraising the work itself. Check Malaro's book "A Legal Primer for Managing Museum Collections" for more detailed information. Julia Moore