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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Listserv <listserv-bounces@lists.museum.bc.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 4, 2025 3:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] religious inspired paintings
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:0%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white;mso-ligatures:none">Hello, the Oliver and District Heritage Society is deaccessioning religious inspired paintings. The artist created them out of passion, and while they have the appearance of Russian iconography, they
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hello, the Oliver and District Heritage Society is deaccessioning religious inspired paintings. The artist created them out of passion, and while they have the appearance of Russian iconography, they are not. I reached out to a variety of organizations and cultural centres that deal with this subject, but have not had success in finding a proper home. I’m wondering if anyone in the museum community can provide suggestions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Janell Lancaster</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Curator</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
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