[BCMA] Question - How to best dispose of de-accessioned artefacts?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

In general, try offering them within the museum community first. Or a non-profit or charity in your area. Public offering is usually the second to last option, just before destruction. (And I'm of the philosophy that selling deaccessioned items isn't ever a good idea... but that's a debate for another time.)

Maybe someone on here wants it? What are the particulars of them? Photos?

C. 

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> On May 9, 2017, at 3:46 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
>  
> I’m looking for advice about how best to dispose of de-accessioned items from a museum collection :)
>  
> We are de-accessioning two pianos. They lack donor information or paperwork, so we can’t contact the families,
> Mainly, I’m wondering if it is acceptable to offer them for free to the general public?
> …It seems a shame, but the only other solution we have arrived at so far is to pull them apart for scrap,
>  
> Look forward to hearing from you!
>  
> All the best,
> Jessie
>  
> SS Sicamous Society - Penticton BC
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