Object Donations:
We do accept donations of objects that will be added to the museum's collection, however the museum and donor must adhere to the correct procedures. As there is also very limited space for new objects, either on display or in our archives, we do have certain criteria to meet and consider:
- Is the object(s) related to Maldon, the District and its inhabitants?
- Does the Museum have the storage space?
- Does the Museum have it already?
To help us determine these, we ask that potential donors make intial contact with the Museum either via email or telephone with details of the object(s) as well as personal contact details. Photos of the object(s) and dimensions will also be helpful.
Items brought directly to the Museum will not be accepted immediately; on-duty stewards will ask for your contact details and record information about the object so that a decision can be made.
Once a decision has been made then a museum representative will contact the donor to arrange the transfer of the object(s).
Donated items are listed and signed over between the donor (or someone representing the donor) and a representative from Maldon Museum in the Park (typically the Accessions and Archives Officer) on a hand-written Object Entry Form (OEF).
The donor will be given a pink form which acts as a receipt for the donor to retain. Full terms and conditions are listed on the back of the OEF.