Donations

Donations to the Museum’s artifact collection follow a very specific process which is accordance with standards and guidelines set by the American Association of Museums. 

When a donation is offered, the donor must fill out and sign a Temporary Artifact Receipt.  This does not transfer ownership to the Museum, but gives us permission to consider the gift for the collection. 

Once a month, our Collections Review Committee meets to review all new donation offers.  We evaluate them based on their connection to our mission, on whether the artifact is a duplicate to something we already have, whether it has significant documentation and history, and any other criteria pertinent to an individual donation.  If accepted, we issue a Deed of Gift, which is the form that transfers ownership and completes the donation. 

All donations are unconditional and unrestricted gifts to the Museum.  For more information about our procedures

• Check out our booklet entitled Artifact Donations to The Danish Immigrant Museum for answers to the most frequently asked questions about artifact donations.
• Call the Museum and ask to speak with staff about our collections.  (Angela Stanford, Curator of Collections/Registrar)

Donations to our Family History and Genealogy Center are handled through a different process directly through Michele McNabb, Manager and Librarian.