Creating a Collection: A Tour Through the Smith College Museum of ArtMain MenuHow do museums build and unbuild collections?How This WorksInstructions on How to Use this WebsiteHow to Read a Museum LabelThis will help you navigate the SCMA and other museumsWhat is "Public Trust"?How Museums CollectWhy Museums Remove Objects from their CollectionsHow Museums Remove Objects from their CollectionsSamantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c
Why Museums Collect
12017-03-20T19:26:49-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c1562313vistag2017-04-02T11:14:46-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5cThere are many reasons why a museum would want to add a new object—in the case of an art museum, artwork—to its collection. If you’re a collector, you might already know this. You may just be starting a collection. You may want widen the scope or increase the depth of your collection. You may be filling a gap in your collection, or replacing something that isn’t in good shape anymore.
These are some of the main reasons museums collect new objects.
Click one of the pages below to learn more about one of the reasons museums collect. The new page will direct you towards an artwork in the SCMA!
This page has tags:
12017-03-08T08:39:35-08:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5cHow do museums build and un-build collections?Samantha Page32structured_gallery2017-04-19T15:56:17-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c
12017-03-20T19:27:21-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5cBuilding a new collection2gallery2017-03-21T19:45:43-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c
12017-03-20T19:28:26-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5cReplacing something in bad shape1plain2017-03-20T19:28:26-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c