*Update: Loan Moratorium Extended Through 2009*
Beginning December 31, 2005 and extending through the end of 2009, a moratorium has been established for consideration of new requests for the loan of collections from the Department of Anthropology. This curtailment is necessitated by the substantial number of National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) exhibits and projects involving our collections management and conservation staff over the next few years, in addition to the substantial number of loans already approved for this period.
The moratorium will not affect loans already approved and in process. Loan requests from other Smithsonian Institution museums will be reviewed and assessed based on workload and resources; internal requests from the Anthropology Department and NMNH will continue to be honored based on existing criteria of review.
At the end of 2009 the loan moratorium will be reevaluated. It is likely that due to the insufficient staffing of collections management and conservation staff, there will continue to be limits on the number of loan requests that can be considered in a given year.
Requests for further information may be directed to:
Deborah Hull-Walski
Collections Manager
Department of Anthropology, NMNH
Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746
301.238.1308 Tel
301.238.3109 Fax
hullwald@si.edu
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