Russian museums missed nearly 90 exhibits
ARTinvestment.RU   28 октября 2008

Commission on an integrated audit of Russian museums exhibits identified shortage: not enough about 86 thousand items

Nearly 86 thousand items are not available in Russian museums for unknown reasons, said «Interfax» Monday, October 27, with reference to the Deputy Culture Minister Andrei Busygina.

According to officials, the Commission identified the lack of a comprehensive audit of Russian museums. This shortfall is explained Busygin related to inadequate accounting items and non-compliance with instructions for storing the values in many museums.

For example, in July last year, only in the Pskov Museum missed about 140 thousand items. According to Deputy Minister, and later these items were found in other museums, which have previously been affiliated Pskov museum. «The reorganization took place, instead of the branches have separate museums, and records the changes had not been done», - explained Busygin. The official noted that it is quite common.

In this regard, Busygin suggested that the missing items are likely to be found in museum vaults.

reported that 1 in 029 museums in Russia, there are 83 million items. Of them, since the beginning of 2007 until October, the Commission reviewed the current 50.2 million items. According to the audit, in addition to 86 thousand pieces, which are lacking in funds for unknown reasons, 1 542 of the MVD are wanted, and 2 563 destroyed because of improper storage, but not written in the prescribed manner.

Integrated conservation of cultural property to check the museum's Russia fund was launched in early 2007. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. A decision on its holding was taken after the summer of 2006 in the Hermitage, was found a large theft of museum exhibits.

Source: lenta.ru