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deaccession::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | sell |
The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter.
Examples of deaccession
deaccession
These are making the decision to deaccession and deciding the method of disposal.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The decision to deaccession includes two parts.
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Archibald, who replaced Pisney, said the scandal made the museum adopt deaccession standards that might be more strict than other history institutions.
From the stltoday.com
So its deaccession plan led to an angry public meeting in March at which Grachos was confronted by residents insisting he could have done more to find other sources of money.
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- Sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"
- (Deaccessioning) A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for , education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, where the contents may be more paper-based, replaceable and less exhibition oriented. ...
- (deaccessioning) Selling or otherwise disposing of books from a collection.
- (Deaccessioning) The process of removing material from the care and custody of an archives, either because the material has been reappraised and found to be unsuitable for the archives' holdings, or because the legal owner has requested its return, or because it has been agreed to transfer it to ...
- A formal act which allows an institution to remove permanently from its holdings items deemed no longer to be of archival value, or within the repository's acquisitions mandate or responsibilities.
- The formal removal of specimens from the permanent collection, with transfer of title where appropriate (SPNHC, 1994)
- To remove a work from the collection. To give up legal title to a work. Deaccessioned works may be sold, traded, transferred, destroyed beyond repair, or removed. Stolen and missing works are usually not deaccessioned. Most institutions have well defined procedures for deaccessioning works. ...
- To remove material permanently from the physical control and ownership of the archives.
- The formal procedure whereby objects or records are permanently removed from a repository's holdings. Items may be removed because of deterioration, loss, repatriation, or inappropriateness to the collection policy. Federal collections may not be deaccessioned.
