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Old Loans and Objects Found in Collections

Most museums find themselves at one point or another with objects that have no documentation or that are old loans and they now need to return or dispose of. The Alliance has compiled this set of resources on old loans and objects found in collections from throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Museum Property Acts and Abandoned Loan Legislation

The Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS) has compiled this list of old loan legislation from across the United States.

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