Cultural Property Acquisitions

Aimee Taberner received her Master's Degree in Museum Studies, with distinction, from Harvard University Extension. She has passionately pursued the topics of archaeology, fine arts, historic preservation, and cultural property law, both academically and professionally. She serves on the board of the New England Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, and is the Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum in Arlington, Massachusetts.While a pragmatic problem solver by profession, she is at heart an idealist who firmly believes in the positive role that all humanity can play in achieving a better world through collaboration, compassion, and communication.

• PrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Rapidly Changing Legal Landscape Governing Museum Acquisitions of Cultural PropertyChapter 3: Crafting an Acquisition Policy for Antiquated Cultural Property and Archaeological MaterialChapter 4: Implementing the Acquisition PolicyChapter 5: Acquisition Review ProceduresChapter 6: Reviewing the Basic Criteria for Acquisition for Domestic Cultural PropertyChapter 7: Reviewing the Basic Criteria for Acquisition for Foreign Cultural PropertyChapter 8: Future of Museum Collecting: Motivated by Preservation and EducationAppendices:Appendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: Acquisition Guidelines, Donor QuestionnaireAppendix C: Basic Criteria for Acquisition of Domestic Cultural MaterialAppendix D: Restrictions Governing the Cultural Property of Foreign CountriesAppendix E: Basic Criteria for Acquisition of Foreign Cultural PropertyAppendix F: Additional ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author