Are collection items' access statuses helpful while the museum is closed?

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Access statuses currently are:

• On View (for P&S)
• Not on View (for P&S)
• View by request in the Study Room (for P&D and Rare Books & Manuscripts)
• Accessible by appointment in the Study Room (for Archives)
• Accessible in the Reference Library (for Reference Library)

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Tagging @jacquelyngleisner who will be Communications' representative with our group going forward.
Communications is working with curatorial on an access status that will work for all YCBA collections to display in the online collections catalog. Paintings and other collections will be accessible during the museum closure, under conditions that are in the process of being defined.

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Access note from Communications for item records:

• Paintings and Sculpture
  [Access] Not on view
  Note: to make an appointment to see this work, please contact the Paintings and Sculpture department at ycba.paintings@yale.edu. Please visit the Paintings and Sculpture collections page on our website for more details.

• Prints and Drawings / Rare Books and Manuscripts
  [Access] Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request via Aeon]
  Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.

• Archives
  [Access] Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Email ycba.institutionalarchives@yale.edu]
  Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.

• Reference Library
  [Access] Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu]
  Note: Please visit the Reference Library on our website for more details.