Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 223 - Historical Division
Chapter 14 - Exhibitions Policies
Rule 223-14.3 - Collections Principles and Practices

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 223-14.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) Original artifacts, specimens, documents, and images shall be the focus of and utilized in all exhibitions, unless they cannot be provided adequate preservation and protection while on exhibit.

(2) Reproductions or models shall be used only as props or as required for the preservation of original materials. The incorporation of reproductions as the focus or subject of an exhibition shall be justified only by the lack of representative artifacts, extreme security or preservation requirements, or the overwhelming significance of the subject matter to Iowa history.

(3) Reproductions and models shall be clearly identified as such, when necessary to distinguish them from historical collections. If reproductions are used as exhibit props or graphic tools and are not the focus of the exhibition, they need not be specifically identified as reproductions.

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