Collections review and potential disposal is part of good collections management practice.
Disposal is not a dirty word. The skills and processes associated with best practice collections disposal are grounded within the Code of Ethics and good professional practice.
In addition to the Code of Ethics the Museums Association has a range of documents to support this practice:
- Disposals Toolkit
- Additional guidance on curatorially-motivated disposal
- Additional guidance on financially-motivated disposal
Please click here to read more about the ethics of disposal.
Amongst others additional guidance can also be found on The Collections Trust website.
If you have enjoyed the online learning to date you can learn more about disposals and collections by enrolling on our Working with Collections course as part of the Museum Essentials programme.