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To sell or not to sell? That is the question?
• Policy and Practice• What’s it Worth?
Cultural vs. Monetary Value
• Sustainable Museums
Alice LambertMasters Graduate in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at
the University of Leeds
What did I discover?• Disposal is still a contentious and taboo word• Necessity for consistent re-assessment and clarity and
specificity of guidelines issued by external governing bodies.
• Instigation of a monitored and structured collections review programme for all accredited museums.
• Shifting identity of the museum• The ethical problems of valuing objects (both financially
and culturally)
Where to next?• A long-term study that will
assess the impact of disposal upon specific museums and their collections
• How is the current economic crisis effecting the collection management decisions made by museums?
• How might museums foster a sustainable approach to collections management whilst also being more fiscally responsible and stable?