Lost & Found Rules
Rule 1: You’re the focus of attention in the Lost and Found Memories Office
We’re interested in what women have experienced in the mountains over the last fifty years. Anyone who would like to show a personal object in the museum and is prepared to tell their personal experiences or the history of mountaineering, climbing women can take part. There are no limits to the kind of objects as long as you are happy to exhibit your treasure in the Swiss Alpine Museum for two years.
Rule 2: A formal start to our relationship – by filling out a form.
If you want to join in, just fill out the form. Just give a short description of your personal objects that belong in a museum – and the memories you associate with them. We’ll look over your suggestion and get in touch with you to discuss the transfer details (contract for a loan or donation, handover date). As our space is limited, we do need to reserve the right to say no, unfortunately. And we hope you understand that we can’t accept any objects that are spontaneously brought along to the museum.
Rule 3: You decide how you tell us your story.
Every object in the exhibition receives a label. On the rear of the label there is space for your own story. We’d like it even more if you could pop round to the Lost and Found Memories Office from February 2020 onwards and tell us your tale in our video box. As soon as your object goes on show, we’ll let you know.
Rule 4: We decide together how long your object remains in the museum.
You have two options: either you loan us the object for the duration of the Lost and Found Memories Office and pick it up again afterwards, or you donate it to the Swiss Alpine Museum and the item becomes part of our collection. We do need to reserve the right to decline a donation because of the type, size, or condition of the object.
Rule 5: Your object should have no reservations about being touched.
Generally speaking, when an object in private ownership is transferred to a museum collection, it can only be handled with gloves and is displayed behind glass. But we’d like to do things a bit differently at the Lost and Found Memories Office: the objects there can be touched. If your object needs special protection, you should let us know.
Rule 6: You won’t receive any unwelcome post.
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