94- 073 C.M.R. ch. 531, § 3

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 073-531-3 - Categories of Items

A.Publications. Publications to be sold in the Museum Sales Program may include the following:

1. Maine State Museum Publications.

2. Publications on Maine subjects by other publishers.

3. Publications on antiques or other subjects within a specific subject field which have application to museums or museum topics.

4. Publications on museums or museum topics.

5. Special educational publications for children and adults on subjects of concern to museums, but broader than the state in their coverage.

B.Reproductions

1. Items from the Maine State Museum collections worthy of reproduction from point of view of objects significant in Maine's development or uniqueness of object including furniture, broadsides, pewter, sculpture, castings, etc. and items of educational or emotional interest.

2. Properly marked reproductions by Maine craftsmen of Maine items following same basic criteria as above.

C.Handcraft Items

1. Items produced by Maine craftspeople and accurately representative of historic craft, object, or method utilized by Maine people.

2. Modern crafts representative of Maine, or unique to Maine, although essentially modern in design or function.

D.Prints and Paintings

1. Copies of prints by Maine artists or of Maine scenes.

2. Originals or reproductions of paintings by Maine artists or of Maine scenes.

3. Broadsides, photographs, etc. of Maine scenes, personalities, etc.

E.Gifts and Decorative Accessories

1. Jewelry, glassware, pewterware, etc., used essentially as decorative elements for the person or home, but representative of Maine products. or materials, Maine crafts or items used in Maine either in the past or present.

2. Those items delineated above but related to a special event or celebration, e.g. Sesquicentennial or Bicentennial items.

F.Paper Products

1. Stationery, note pads, etc. appropriately designed and depicting a Maine scene, personage, event, or activity.

G.Educational Games or Kits

1. Specimen sets, picture sets, etc. of Maine-oriented type primarily for children.

2. Same type of items but not Maine-oriented. Well selected of educational value, low cost, for children.

H. Audio-Visual Materials

1. Slides, films, tapes, CDs, picture sets, etc. of Maine topics or by Maine performing artists for special educational and general audience use.

2. Postcards and photos of appropriate Maine scenes.

I. Hobbyist Equipment and Materials

1. Items should relate directly to Maine and Museum-oriented functions and collections.

94- 073 C.M.R. ch. 531, § 3