Valuing Your Collection A practical guide for museums, libraries and archives

ISBN-13: 9781783301874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str.

Freda Matassa

Opis

This book addresses the issues around valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value, including practical advice on how to assign values and examples from museums, libraries and archives.

Spis treści

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