This book, probing a number of resources and incorporating advice from top experts in the field, offers guidance on collection management and care, and serves as an important reference guide for collectors and those charged with managing collections.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface
• Part One Collection Building
• Chapter 1 Acquisition
• Part Two Establishing the Scope and Value of a Collection
• Chapter 2 Inventory Management
• Chapter 3 Valuation
• Part Three Collection Maintenance and Holding Costs
• Chapter 4 Insurance
• Chapter 5 Shipping, Storage, Framing, and Installation
• Chapter 6 Conservation and Collection Care
• Part Four The Public and Private Worth of Collections
• Chapter 7 Sharing Collections: Display, Loans, and Publishing
• Chapter 8 Art Investing and Financing
• Part Five Parting from Collections
• Chapter 9 Deaccessioning, Gifting, and Estate Planning
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Image Credits