Acquisition and Disposal Policies in Museums | ||
| International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Cultural Heritage | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 39-57 PDF (501.9 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijmsac.2021.187249 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amr Mohamed Atef | ||
| PhD Candidate in Heritage & Museum Studies Department, Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Collections are the lifeblood of a museum, and the basic components of a museum’s very existence. Every museum should have a written collecting policy a guideline; these guidelines are offered as a checklist for the museum interested in drafting or revising a collection management policy. This guideline formally agreed by its governing body. This written policy will be part of the museum’s collections management policy and its forward plan that sets out the museum’s intentions for all aspects of its work. This essay discusses acquisition policies, sources, and procedures. In addition to deal with why does museum get deaccession or disposal it collection and what are their alternatives or option. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| acquisition; museum; collection; management; policy | ||
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