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Valuing your collection : a practical guide for museums, libraries and archives / Freda Matassa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matassa, Freda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Museums--Collection management.
- Museums.
- Archives--Collection management.
- Archives.
- Collection management (Libraries).
- Antiquities--Valuation.
- Antiquities.
- Archival materials--Valuation.
- Archival materials.
- Books--Valuation.
- Books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Facet, 2017.
- Summary:
- This book addresses the issue of valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value and featuring a range of collections including fine art, archives, science and photography. Practical advice is given on how to assign values and best practice examples are drawn from museums, libraries and archives. The subject of valuation has always been challenging for museums and public collections and is becoming more urgent as monetary values of many items continue to break records. There is an increase in lending, with more loans requiring a value for insurance. Cultural collections and exhibitions are expanding to all corners of the world, while, at the same time, lenders are becoming more risk-averse. Valuing Your Collection will address the issues and offer some solutions.
- Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The difficulty of valuation
- 3. Law and ethics
- 4. Insurance
- 5. Alternatives to insurance
- 6. Valuing your collection
- 7. Valuing an entire collection
- 8. Assigning a value
- Case studies: valuing different types of objects
- Templates
- Appendix 1: UK Government valuation of cultural items
- Appendix 2: European Report, Valuation of Works of Art for Lending and Borrowing Purposes
- Appendix 3: Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781783302147
- 1783302143
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