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

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

You could contact the Penticton Academy of Music Society.  They may have 
students in need of an instrument.  Check on Facebook at 
https://www.facebook.com/Penticton-Academy-of-Music-Society-141742695888765/


RHB

On 2017-05-09 4:00 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:
> Hi Jessie,
>
> One quick resource, that may or may not have the answers your looking 
> for, can be found in the BCMA resources page: 
> http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/museum-standards-and-best-practices/
> This is an older document (from 2005) but should still be relevant.  
> Best Practice Module #2 has a page or two on deaccessioning.
>
> Hope that helps, or that you get the answers from the rest of the 
> community!
>
> Ben
>
> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. 
> <bcma at lists.vifa.ca <mailto: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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