What Is Deaccessioning in Museums?
Deaccessioning Is the Process by Which a Work of Art or Other Object Is Permanently Removed from a Museum's Collection to Sell It or Otherwise Dispose of It...
Deaccessioning is the process by which a work of art or other object is permanently removed from a museum's collection to sell it or otherwise dispose of it.
What is the meaning of deaccessioning?
transitive verb. : to sell or otherwise dispose of (an item in a collection) the museum deaccessioned several paintings.
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Why do museums deaccession?
Deaccession criteria
The work is no longer consistent with the mission or collecting goals of the museum. ... The museum is unable to care adequately for the work because of the work's particular requirements for storage or display or its continuing need for special treatment for proper and long term conservation.
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