In order for the Museum to give full consideration to your offer, please provide as much information as possible about the object or collection. This includes:

• your full details including a current phone number or email address
• a description of the object/s
• measurements of the object/s
• an image of the object/s
• who owned or used the object/s
• when and how you acquired the object/s
• where and when it/they were made (if known)
• a description of any supporting material including documents, photographs or film
• whether the offer is a donation or a sale.

Please do not post original objects, documents or photographs, or leave them at the Museum with our Visitor Hosts.

Once the Museum has received your offer, it will be considered by the Acquisitions and Collections Group which meets every two weeks. If the group agrees to proceed, a curator will be assigned to complete an assessment. As part of this process, they may contact you for further information.

The entire assessment process can take several months but the Museum will keep you informed of the progress of your offer at every stage.

Please note that the Museum reserves the right to reject offers of material. The Museum is also unable to accept long-term loans.

Springfield collection shoes. Photo: George Serras.

The National Museum of Australia cannot provide valuations of your objects.

Depending on the type of object you are seeking to have valued, you could check online auction sites or contact an antique dealer, auction house or an independent valuer.

A list of valuers is available via the website for the federal government's Cultural Gifts Program. The Cultural Gifts Program provides tax incentives for donations of culturally significant items from private collectors to public institutions.

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