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

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Hey Jessie,

Connecting to Collections Care is hosting a webinar entitled "Why Do We
Have This? Insight on and Hindsight of Deaccessioning Initiatives" on May
17, 2017, 2:00-3:30pm EASTERN TIME (11am our time). Although these are
based in the US and use US examples, I have found them to be very helpful.
They are free and it is really easy to sign up
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/

Cheers,
Tracy
Greater Vernon Museum

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> 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> 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
>>
>> info at sssicamous.ca
>>
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