1. To sell or not to sell? That is
the question?
Alice Lambert
Masters Graduate in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at
the University of Leeds
• Policy and Practice
• What’s it Worth?
Cultural vs. Monetary
Value
• Sustainable Museums

2. What did I discover?
• Disposal is still a contentious and taboo word
• Necessity for consistent re-assessment and clarity and
specificity of guidelines issued by external governing
bodies.
• Instigation of a monitored and structured collections
review programme for all accredited museums.
• Shifting identity of the museum
• The ethical problems of valuing objects (both financially
and culturally)

3. Where to next?
• A long-term study that will
assess the impact of disposal
upon specific museums and their
collections
• How is the current economic
crisis effecting the collection
management decisions made by
museums?
• How might museums foster a
sustainable approach to
collections management whilst
also being more fiscally
responsible and stable?