tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post212538932916952290..comments2024-01-27T10:15:00.444+00:00Comments on The Attic: Museums of Home or ‘When you hold on to things a few decades too long'The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-72148441891448781882012-05-08T19:09:11.930+01:002012-05-08T19:09:11.930+01:00I think the consideration about room in a museum i...I think the consideration about room in a museum is a very important one to this discussion. Certainly the last museum I was with had a huge problem with that. They wanted to accept everything to 'get it out of the public's attic', but did not have the room. In some case, I think, the object might be better looked after by a private family than left to 'rot' in a museum store room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313075169095984179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-85402413823274436822012-05-08T14:11:14.654+01:002012-05-08T14:11:14.654+01:00I love this story. I'm trying to decide on wh...I love this story. I'm trying to decide on which side of the fence I'd fall. We have a family sword in the Manitoba Museum that I'm quite proud of. It was never really "in the family" in a private collection for generations though - it was acquired by the museum ages ago and is associated with the Red River rebellion. <br /><br />I am glad that the sword is in the museum. It was on permanent display for ages (not sure if it still is), so it definitely has had a better life than in someone's attic.<br /><br />This kind of topic brings up a lot of issues around acquisitions and disposals. Do you acquire something, even something unique, if you can't foresee specific display opportunities in the near future? Is the object required in current research? If not, once acquired, the museum must house it for forever - a very long time. With storage and display space at a premium in every museum, maybe it is better for some objects to be enjoyed in other ways - like in private collections.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15726412855366387041noreply@blogger.com