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I'd be very interested to hear about any respectable museum that sends off items that are not displayed to be stored into some rich person's attic (or for displ

I'd be very interested to hear about any respectable museum that sends off items that are not displayed to be stored into some rich person's attic (or for display at a private residence as I assume you are implying).

thfuran 7y ago
What else would a museum do with a piece on loan to them that they don't want anymore besides return it to the owner? That could be another museum or a private collection.
- orcdork 7y ago
  That's neither what you said nor how museum loans work though. Loaned items are specifically loaned to be displayed for a length of time, it's not like borrowing a grass trimmer off of facebook.
capitol_ 7y ago
The modern art museum here in stockholm often borrow items for their exhibitions, from other museums, artists or private collectors.
- kortilla 7y ago
  Borrowing items to display is not the same as giving away your own when you’re bored with them.
bluGill 7y ago
If you have a valuable artifact that you don't have on display, renting it for a large sum to someone is a reasonable thing to do. Of course it goes without saying that you ensure whoever gets it takes care of it. Better it be on display at a rich person's house where I might get an invite to see it than in the basement where nobody can see it. As has been noted museums tend to be on the brink of financial insolvency. Getting a rich person to rent some art is a valid way to get enough money to stay solvent and continue to provide art to others. There is a lot more great art worth preserving than there are museums in the world. Note, the above is not a comment on IF it is done. I have no idea if it is possible for someone to actually do this.
- orcdork 7y ago
  Nothing like "loaning" out cultural heritage on the basis of who's the most solvent, museums or rich people.
  - bluGill 7y ago
    As opposed to letting it sit in a basement/attic unseen?
  - eru 7y ago
    > It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
pdpi 7y ago
It’s kind of the opposite — lots of museum pieces are privately owned and loaned to museums.
nitwit005 7y ago
The big museums all have a warehouse somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Cen... If you constantly collect items, and never discard them, then your collection will just keep growing (as will your warehousing bills). There's far more than can be put on display at many locations.

thfuran 7y ago

What else would a museum do with a piece on loan to them that they don't want anymore besides return it to the owner? That could be another museum or a private collection.

orcdork 7y ago
That's neither what you said nor how museum loans work though. Loaned items are specifically loaned to be displayed for a length of time, it's not like borrowing a grass trimmer off of facebook.

capitol_ 7y ago

The modern art museum here in stockholm often borrow items for their exhibitions, from other museums, artists or private collectors.

kortilla 7y ago
Borrowing items to display is not the same as giving away your own when you’re bored with them.

bluGill 7y ago

If you have a valuable artifact that you don't have on display, renting it for a large sum to someone is a reasonable thing to do. Of course it goes without saying that you ensure whoever gets it takes care of it. Better it be on display at a rich person's house where I might get an invite to see it than in the basement where nobody can see it. As has been noted museums tend to be on the brink of financial insolvency. Getting a rich person to rent some art is a valid way to get enough money to stay solvent and continue to provide art to others. There is a lot more great art worth preserving than there are museums in the world. Note, the above is not a comment on IF it is done. I have no idea if it is possible for someone to actually do this.

orcdork 7y ago
Nothing like "loaning" out cultural heritage on the basis of who's the most solvent, museums or rich people.
- bluGill 7y ago
  As opposed to letting it sit in a basement/attic unseen?
- eru 7y ago
  > It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

pdpi 7y ago

It’s kind of the opposite — lots of museum pieces are privately owned and loaned to museums.

nitwit005 7y ago

The big museums all have a warehouse somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Cen... If you constantly collect items, and never discard them, then your collection will just keep growing (as will your warehousing bills). There's far more than can be put on display at many locations.