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The relationship between public collector and private institution
generated a wonderful discussion in CAN-notices last week. We opened up
that dialogue in the previous post but here we will look more closely at
the reasons why it causes such controversy.

The main issues are:
1. What kind of connections are appropriate between private collectors
and public museums?
2. To what extent do public institutions depend on valuable private
collections?
3. Should private collectors use public institutions to build their own
reputations?
4. Or is the real issue that private collectors do not need the
not-for-profit sector and can hold their own exhibitions in the
commercial spaces?  

Read more about this debate on the CAN Outreach blog:
www.collectionsaustralia.net/publisher/outreach
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Sarah Rhodes
<mailto:sarahr at phm.gov.au> 
Collections Australia Network
sarahr at phm.gov.au <mailto:sarahr at phm.gov.au> 
www.collectionsaustralia.net/publisher/outreach
enquiries at collectionsaustralia.net
 
 
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