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Deaccessionine Procedure <br /> The term "deaccession" denotes the formal process used to permanently remove an object from <br /> the collection. Work !nay be removed temporarily from the collection by loan; and permanently <br /> by exchange, sale or disposal only when certain conditions are met. <br /> An important factor to be considered is the impact of such action on donors. In accepting gifts, <br /> the City adopts a position of trust. There should be no suggestion of relinquishing this <br /> responsibility as the result of deaccessioning. <br /> Since artworks are acquired by the City through a thorough review process by impartial arts <br /> professionals based on the quality and value of the work to the collection as a whole, <br /> deaccessioning should be considered only after ten years have elapsed from the date of installation <br /> of permanent works, and five years after acceptance in the case of portable works. <br /> Deaccessioning should only be considered after a careful and impartial evaluation of the artwork <br /> to avoid the influence of fluctuations of taste and the premature removal of an artwork from the <br /> collection. (Exceptions can be made based on the criteria in this policy.) <br /> This policy includes works of art purchased or commissioned through the Percent for Art <br /> Ordinance, Gifts of artwork accessioned by the Committee, and all other City -owned artworks <br /> purchased separately by City Departments or received as gifts prior to the passage of the Gifts <br /> Ordinance (after a period of initial review and documentation by the Committee of preexisting <br /> works). Committee evaluation of an artwork may be requested by the department responsible for <br /> the work or initiated as an advisory action by the Committee. <br /> Criteria. An object in the City's collection can be considered for deaccessioning only if it meets <br /> at least one or more of the following criteria: <br /> 1. It has physically or organically deteriorated beyond repair as determined by a reputable <br /> conservator (and/or the Committee); or when it has been damaged or stolen beyond hope <br /> of recovery. <br /> 2. When an item is a known forgery or fake. <br /> 3. It requires conservation, the cost of which would exceed the City's funds or ability to raise <br /> the necessary monies. <br /> 4. It cannot be either properly stored or properly exhibited by the City; or, significant <br /> changes in the use, character or actual design of the site require a re- evaluation of the <br /> relationship of artwork to the site. <br /> 5. It is, in the opinion of qualified outside experts, of markedly inferior quality (relative to <br /> other works in the collection) and/or there is a superior example of the same kind and type <br />