Simpsons Solicitors

Museums and Galleries

COLLECTIONS LAW by Shane Simpson

Collections Law – Table of Contents

PART A – Structures and Governance

• Chapter 1: Types of Institutional Structures
• Chapter 2: Governance

sPART C – Collections

• Chapter 6: Collection Management
• Chapter 7: Acquisition of Collection Items
• Chapter 8: Deaccessioning of Material from the Collection
• Chapter 9: Disposal
• Chapter 10: Digitisation
• Chapter 11: Import & Export of Collection Material
• Chapter 12: Repatriation of Cultural Material

PART D – Exhibitions

• Chapter 14: Exhibition Development
• Chapter 15: Loans for Exhibition
• Chapter 16: Loan Agreements
• Chapter 17: Touring of Exhibitions
• Chapter 18: Permissions Acknowledgements
• Chapter 19: Exhibition Related Consultants
• Chapter 21: Customs

PART F – Leveraging the Collection

• Chapter 29: Merchandising
• Chapter 30: Sponsorship

PART G – People

• Chapter 37: Volunteers

PART H – Insurance & Indemnification

• Chapter 39: Insurance

further chapters coming soon … please see the Table of Contents page, for a full listing of chapters.

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Earlier sample documents, checklists and papers

• Deed for Gift of Object Sample deed of gift
• Deed for Donation of Artwork Sample deed of donation
• Incoming Loan Agreement Template A sample agreement: transportation and security of artworks, care and conservation, insurance, publicity and merchandising

• Donations Issues to consider when accepting gifts. Was it a gift or a loan?
• Loan Out and Touring Checklist A checklist of relevant terms: packing, travel arrangements, insurance , condition reports, credits, merchandising
  
• Purchase of Collection Material A checklist relating to the purchase of objects
• Acquisition – General A checklist for use in acquiring objects – formalities, title, provenance/authenticity warranty, cooperative acquisition, joint ownership, joint ventures

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• Boards and Rigor Mortis Structuring and running and effective board of directors for arts organisations
  
• Digitisation Management Issues 1998 paper on general issues relating to digitisation of museum collections (predating the introduction of s200AB of the Copyright Act)
  
• Fakes Forgeries and Fees Authentication, representations and warranties
  
• Museum Copyright A simple guide to copyright issues relevant to museums (other than s200AB of the Copyright Act)
  
• Hermann Nitsch Video art, indecency  and obscenity. Importation and display of obscene artworks
  
• The Virtualisation of Objects 1996 paper on digitisation of collection objects (predating the introduction of s200AB of the Copyright Act)
  

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• Authentication of Artworks Questions concerning authentication formulated by the Art Committee of the Bar of the City of New York
  

• Copyright A detailed primer on the principles of copyright law most relevant to museums and art galleries ((predating the introduction of s200AB of the Copyright Act)
  
• Cultural Protection Australia Protection of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal sites and relics, and shipwrecks
  
• Cultural Protection International Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act  1986, import and export of items from Australia (1986 paper)
  
• Deaccessioning and Disposal
• Donations Accepting and approving gifts
  
• Duty of Care to Public Summary of museums’ and galleries’ liability for the physical safety of visitors and other invitees, and trespassers, and liability for advice and services
  
• Ethical Problems Conflicts of interest, personal collecting, self dealing, and sponsorship
  
• Insurance A survey of insurances required or appropriate for museums and art galleries
  
• Merchandising Issues in merchandising: advances, quality control, inventory, payment and sales efforts
  

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