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Missoula County museum staff outline plan to deaccession items from county collection
Summary
Museum staff described a careful deaccession process for Missoula County-held items—prioritizing placement with other public collections or return to artists/donors, with sales a last resort—and said recommendations go to the collection committee before the commissioners for final approval.
Museum staff presented a plan to deaccession items from the Missoula County portion of the county museum collection to improve stewardship and clarify the collection.
Pam Bridal and Margot said staff have been reviewing the county’s portion of the museum collection and identified items that have not been used for a long time or no longer fit the museum’s collecting scope. The first priority is to rehouse objects in other…
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