That experience is all too common, enough so to prevent any of us from donating. 

The (now late) chief photographer of the National Portrait Gallery told with anguish that the Gallery had sold their exquisite painting of the fisherman hauling  a huge fish into his wave-tossed boat. 

Did they REALLY need that half million dollars?

Roy Morgan

K1LKY Western Mass

[email protected]

On Feb 17, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Steve WD8DAS via ARC5 <[email protected]> wrote:

I used to think that donating to a museum was a good way to preserve an historical artifact.

. . . 

I was soured by several experiences over the years.  

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