Dear Arachnids I fully agree with Brian and Pierre that it is time museums curators remembered they are only custodians of the museum property and that the collections are not their private property; I have heard curators referring to ,my collection, when talking about the collections they are in responsible for. As has been mentioned, time spent preparing for a viewing is often claimed, but opening up collections for research is surely one of the primary functions of museums and the time preparing for items for research is surely part of their remit. Certainly it should not be regarded as income for the museum. Collections should be available for all and especially for research purposes and the cost should not prevent research continuing, especially when the results are released in a manner that makes them freely available to all.
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