What Will You Do ?

Rivkin · 30th June 2006, 09:26 PM

Dear All,

I am sorry for coming up with my anti-museum rant, but unfortunately I would most likely opt against donating to most of the museums - they exhibit an unbelievably small proportion of the items they own; while they are a great source of study for professional academians, I find over and over again that a fellow collector is much more likely to take his camera out and mail you the pictures you asked about, rather than any museum would ever do. I know, once in fifty years they publish a catalogue or a groundbreaking book, but in the mean time...

I would've left most important pieces (not that I currently have any) to those who shall inherit, with a proper description of what to do. I would have arranged for the rest to be sold.

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30th June 2006, 09:26 PM	#5
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Dear All, I am sorry for coming up with my anti-museum rant, but unfortunately I would most likely opt against donating to most of the museums - they exhibit an unbelievably small proportion of the items they own; while they are a great source of study for professional academians, I find over and over again that a fellow collector is much more likely to take his camera out and mail you the pictures you asked about, rather than any museum would ever do. I know, once in fifty years they publish a catalogue or a groundbreaking book, but in the mean time... I would've left most important pieces (not that I currently have any) to those who shall inherit, with a proper description of what to do. I would have arranged for the rest to be sold.