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Compassion for deaccessioning at the MET

With a stunning announcement from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, deaccessioning has once again entered the consciousness of the general...

Small Museum Deaccessioning: Defending your Decision

The final thing which needs to be covered before small museums deaccession is the possibility for a person or group of people to take...

Best Possible Future: Deaccessioning Methods for Small Museum

The final procedural step in our deaccessioning decussation is the process of physically removing the object from the museum’s care....

Deaccessioning for Small Museums: What Can We Get Rid Of?

Last week, we talked about the deaccessioning policy for small museums in general. In tandem with that, we need to discuss an important...

Deaccessioning policies for small museums

A major part of the collections policy and the overall deaccessioning process is a museum’s deaccessioning policy. This policy outlines...

First Step to Small Museum Deaccessioning

Previously, we discussed why small museums should deaccession. Now, we are going to dedicate a few posts to how small museums should...

Why Small Museums Should Deaccession

Small museums and their collections are a world unto themselves. Authors Jackie Hoff and Nicolette Meister articulated the problem in...