Disposal

Collections Trust takes on Find an Object service

Museums Association version remains live until 18 May

Books | Deaccessioning Museum Objects, by Jennifer Durrant

A timely guide to sustainable disposals practice

Closed River & Rowing Museum seeks new homes for its collections

Henley institution calls for sector-wide expressions of interest for ethical transfer of objects

River & Rowing Museum prepares to rationalise collections as building is listed for sale

Funds from sale could be used to support development of a new museum

Lifeline for protected wreck collection after auction fears

Rare artefacts saved for the public by Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust

Backlash over BBC story on value of Birmingham’s artworks

Collections should not be seen as financial assets, say sector leaders

Unethical disposal could endanger public trust, say museum bodies

Arts Council England releases joint statement on financially motivated sales from collections

Fears for collection as shipwreck museum is put up for sale

Cornish venue is on the market for almost £2m but its contents may be auctioned off separately

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Reflections on the De Wadden schooner disposal

Taniah Simpson and Michelle Walsh on lessons learned from National Museums Liverpool's deaccessioning of the Dutch vessel

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Disposing of objects has many benefits

Museum collections were never intended to be static, says Jenny Durrant

Media coverage of missing objects ‘misleading’, says MA director

Movement of objects is normal but documentation work has been 'undermined by structural underfunding'

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Editorial | Shaking up disposal practices

Looking forward to a new toolkit from the Museums Association