Give nationals more freedom to deaccession objects, says Hunt
V&A chief says National Heritage Act should be overhauled to hand power back to trustees
Disposal
National Museums Liverpool consults on ship disposal
De Wadden is a 1917 three-masted schooner built in the Netherlands
Q&A | ‘It’s not bad at all that there will be conflicts and difference’
Artist Anthony Schrag tells us about a new exhibition at Perth Museum where the public will vote for their most valued objects
At your disposal
An online platform that will enable museums to sell objects to the public has put deaccessioning under the spotlight once more
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery unveils revamp funded by Sekhemka sale
Institution reopens to the public after controversial capital development
Society of Antiquaries fights to remain at London home after huge rent increase
Charity warns it may need to sell items from its collection to fund move to new premises
Royal College of Physicians mulls sale of rare books despite protest
The college has been working with an auction house to understand the practicalities of an asset sale
Royal Academy has ‘no intention’ of selling Michelangelo sculpture to save jobs
The institution is facing calls to sell the marble Taddei Tondo, thought to be worth more than £100m
Disposal is key to a healthy museum
More than 10 years ago, I published an article in Cultural Trends about a research project I had undertaken as …
Disposal case study: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
Nick Booth and Pippa Griffith on a small museum rationalisation project
Disposal case study: Royal College of Physicians Museum
Lowri Jones on the challenges and rewards of a rationalisation project
Disposal case study: Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Jenny Durrant shares the learning from a disposal project that came out of a wider collections review