It seems it is a time for deaccessioning at museums all around the world. This new exhibition at University College London lets the crowds decide what to keep and what should go. Pictured is 'Agatha Christie's Picnic Basket'. I am sure all collections have stacks of items with tenuous provenance, or none at all. Are they worth keeping the collection? Guardian article here.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A Deaccession Exhibition in England
It seems it is a time for deaccessioning at museums all around the world. This new exhibition at University College London lets the crowds decide what to keep and what should go. Pictured is 'Agatha Christie's Picnic Basket'. I am sure all collections have stacks of items with tenuous provenance, or none at all. Are they worth keeping the collection? Guardian article here.
