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

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You may also want to refer to the Canadian Museum Association Deaccessioning Guidelines.

Good luck,

http://museums.in1touch.org/uploaded/web/docs/Documents/CMA%20Deaccessioning%20Guidelines.pdf


Margaret Chrumka
Executive Director
KAMLOOPS ART GALLERY
mchrumka at kag.bc.ca<mailto:mchrumka at kag.bc.ca>
250-377-2400 ext. 2412

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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
info at sssicamous.ca<mailto:info at sssicamous.ca>
250-492-0403<tel:%28250%29%20492-0403>

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