Swedish American Museum Governance Policy Case Study

The Swedish American Museum Governance Policy
The Swedish American Museum is a non-profit institution that aims to interpret the immigration legacy by presenting various items (oldest dating back to the 18th century) in the Permanent, Educational, Library and Furnishings and Properties Collections, as well as through their arts and educational programs. They want to promote their mission for both adults and children and help develop an appreciation for the contemporary Swedish-American culture. Their vision is to become a well-known Swedish American immigration Museum in the greater Chicago area and also join forces with the Midwestern Scandinavian Community. All material and objects for any collection could be obtained by purchase, commission, bequest, gift, exchange, field collection and/or abandonment. The governance document was …show more content…
Deaccessioning is the permanent removal of accessioned material from the Permanent Collection. This process needs to be thorough and supervised by the Curator. A written recommendation by the Executive Director and/or Curator to the Board of Director is needed for an object to be considered for deaccessioning. The dispositioning of non-accessioned material is the permanent removal of donated items from the Museum. An object will be deaccessioned if it no longer fits the collection policy’s criteria (mentioned above); this also goes for the dispositioning of non-accessioned material. Also, if the object has failed to retain its authenticity, or it has been lost, or stolen for more than 2 years. If the object due to human error, was accessioned twice or a very similar object has been already accessioned. Of course, if the object is subject to international, federal, state or local law which requires the deaccession of the said object, then it will be discarded as directed by that