Deaccessioning:
Deaccessioning is when objects and art in museums are permanently and formally removed from the museum’s collections. [Columbia Library Journals]
Ah. Noted in “This go-to term for teamwork is now a no-no for the snobbery police,” Mark Lasswell, WaPo:
It is historical societies, though, that seem especially intent on deeming “society” unfit for society. Since the 2000s, they’ve been madly deaccessioning the word — the Chicago Historical Society became the Chicago History Museum; the Colorado Historical Society became History Colorado; the Fairfield Historical Society in Connecticut became the Fairfield Museum and History Center; and the Ohio Historical Society became the Ohio History Connection.
Stretching deaccessioning out a bit, perhaps, but it’s understandable in context. Although, much like got, a word for which has is both a substitute and much more graceful, it’s awfully klunky, and leaves me wondering if, once again like got, if some other word has the same meaning and renders deaccessioning superfluous.
Try saying deaccessioning five times fast.
