To sell or not to sell? That is the question?

• Policy and Practice• What’s it Worth?

Cultural vs. Monetary Value

• Sustainable Museums

Alice LambertMasters Graduate in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at

the University of Leeds

What did I discover?• Disposal is still a contentious and taboo word• Necessity for consistent re-assessment and clarity and

specificity of guidelines issued by external governing bodies.

• Instigation of a monitored and structured collections review programme for all accredited museums.

• Shifting identity of the museum• The ethical problems of valuing objects (both financially

and culturally)

Where to next?• A long-term study that will

assess the impact of disposal upon specific museums and their collections

• How is the current economic crisis effecting the collection management decisions made by museums?

• How might museums foster a sustainable approach to collections management whilst also being more fiscally responsible and stable?