31 Jul
2010
31 Jul
'10
11:05 a.m.
Museums should specialize more, maybe specific
companies or year range.Then
they can build up a collection with all the models and rarities without
having to pass on anything special.
This is a key concept. Any startup museum, small or large, should have
some sort of focus. From the focus should be a written collections
criteria - a set of self-imposed (and self-enforced) rules that the
group sticks to when considering what is to be accepted as a donation.
Almost every small museum or serious collector I have been involved
with has failed at the whole collections criteria idea, myself
included. Most figure out the hard way - or in some cases, they very
hard way, with good stuff being lost or damaged forever. I am
currently helping a friend out in this situation, and frankly, it is
pretty painful (and disgusting!).
--
Will