The FRAME Long-Term Loans Program aims to fill gaps in permanent exhibition galleries of the FRAME member museums thanks to the richness and complementarity of the membership collections. It is also a powerful gesture in terms of minimizing the environmental impact of sharing collections among the museums in the network.
Scope
This program’s aims are as follows:
- Reuniting pairs or group of pieces that time has separated.
- Circulating collections from a museum closed for renovation work.
- Highlighting collections in storage.
- Exchanging Masterpieces.
Of note: Complementarity between collections is a prerequisite to foster dialogue between works and member museums.
How does it work?
The FRAME Long-Term Loans Program consists of an active collaboration between the lending museum and the hosting museum through an exchange of expertise and views, with an involvement from the curatorial and the educational or interpretative teams each time.
The long-term loans shall be presented in the galleries of receiving FRAME museums:
- For one-year at least, or more, depending on project.
- With a special signage (label, panel, credit) presenting the FRAME Long-Term Loan Program associated to the description of the work.
FRAME Support
With a goal to bring assistance to the membership, FRAME can provide, when justified:
- Partial support to the restoration of long-term loans, with a view to highlight them and improve knowledge among members and visitors.
- Research fellowships to accompany the development of project by sharing expertise on collections.
For more information, please visit FRAME Travel Program and FRAME Grants