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> On 2020-05-28 4:14 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
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>> Its a challenge. Most Museums refuse to accept loans. It’s a lot of admin.
>> If the original owner dies what happens.
>> Under what terms can it be removed. Value if stolen or damaged? If it is
>> working and it breaks.
>> A lot of hassle and risk.
Loans are standard practice in art museums, from other museums as well as from
private collections. Perhaps not so much in science/technology museums. I do
know of an example, though: the Electrologica X8 on display at the Boerhaave
Museum in Leiden (Netherlands) is a loan, from the Electrologica Foundation.
paul
