<div dir="ltr">Hey Jessie,<div><br></div><div><div>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 <a href="http://www.connectingtocollections.org/">http://www.connectingtocollections.org/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Tracy</div><div>Greater Vernon Museum </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Jessie,<div><br></div><div>One quick resource, that may or may not have the answers your looking for, can be found in the BCMA resources page: <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/museum-standards-and-best-practices/" target="_blank">http://museumsassn.bc.<wbr>ca/professional-development/<wbr>museum-standards-and-best-<wbr>practices/</a></div><div>This is an older document (from 2005) but should still be relevant. Best Practice Module #2 has a page or two on deaccessioning.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps, or that you get the answers from the rest of the community!</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_8367497443410543735m_-7591145528589190990WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for advice about how best to dispose of de-accessioned items from a museum collection :)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are de-accessioning two pianos. They lack donor information or paperwork, so we can’t contact the families,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mainly, I’m wondering if it is acceptable to offer them for free to the general public? <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">…It seems a shame, but the only other solution we have arrived at so far is to pull them apart for scrap,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Look forward to hearing from you!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jessie<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">SS Sicamous Society - Penticton BC<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:info@sssicamous.ca" target="_blank">info@sssicamous.ca</a> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:(250)%20492-0403" value="+12504920403" target="_blank">250-492-0403</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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