The Salvation Army Museum Of The West Loan Policy

The Museum of the West does not loan materials from the collection to outside agencies or to The Salvation Army “field”. This policy aligns with the responsibility of the Museum of the West to preserve as well as exhibit historical materials which have been committed to its care through donors to the collection.

An exception may occur in regards to a loan to a larger museum that has formal loan policies in place. Such requests would be considered case-by-case and requested terms would be altered to best suit our needs in terms of handling instructions, including environment, security, insurance, shipping, term of loan, etc. We will only do this type of loan with a cultural institution-museum, etc.

Loan requests from The Salvation Army “field” are generally not possible unless the Museum Curator or designee comes with the object (s), and all associated travel expenses are covered. This requirement is in place since environment, security, etc. outside a museum or archives cannot be guaranteed. This is the minimum requirement that would need to be met in support of continuing our trust relationship with donors to the collection.