Post #411910 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Oct 6, 2008 6:08 AM

That's a good point, I think it was briefly brought up here before...but there really is no solution as of yet. Many here should ponder it, some already do. Like what are Bob and Leroy doing with O.A. when they retire? OUR "stuff" is not taken seriously by museums, yet.

So we should start our own museum/foundation/archive. But who's gonna pay for that? I doubt there would be grant money available. I would be happy to engage in such a thing for my retirement, but I would have to be able to live, too.

Giving it to the kids/family will most of the time mean it will be spread in the winds, that happens even with accepted archeological collections, like Miguel Covarrubias' pre-Columbian collection, which is a damn shame.

Apart from a central Tiki history collection entity coming into existence, the problem that any collector of anything worries about is how can the CONTINUED existence of the institution he gives to be guaranteed. Commitment to the subject does not suffice, a solid financial base seems essential.