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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 153957, member: 50&quot;]I have volunteered at that Department of Historic Resources in the state where I live. They specifically house the archaeological collections in the area I worked. The cost of maintaining proper conditions to preserve the condition of items is high and the long term curation may not be something the ex-museum can provide. </p><p><br /></p><p>It may not be what the original donors would have liked but I doubt they&#039;d like to see their items destroyed by lack of proper temperature, moisture, acids or by insects. It&#039;s hard to know what might be best but as with many &quot;gifts&quot; the receiver may not be able to keep the &quot;gift&quot; forever no matter what they wish at the time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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