ACQUISITION FLOW CHART
entry of object into museum

provide donor with object
information form

issue donor with receipt

remove item to holding area
and tag with receipt no.

refer to Collection
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Policy
object not acquired

return object to owner

record action on receipt
object acquired

tag object with an
acquisition No.

record acquisition No.
in the Register

record acquisition No.
on the receipt
send donor
gift
acknowledgment
or deed of gift form

send donor thankyou letter

send donor object
information form
(if not completed at
time of receipting)
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PROCEED TO CATALOGUE

provide physical
description, note marks,
condition,
measurements

record provenance /
function / significance
details

record object name in
standardised format
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record object No in
standardised format
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record donor details
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cross-reference to
reference files

physically number the
record & complete donor,

object
object & location indexes
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PROCEED TO STORE OR DISPLAY