My grandmother inherited a huge amount of historical artifacts, from many different countries and continents and time periods. How do I proceed to help her figure out what to do with all of it?

by BassGinCats

As my question states, this woman is sitting on a load of artifacts that none of us know much about or know how to deal with. As she is getting older, I want to help her find a way to display or share the history she is now in charge of. Is it best to get in touch with universities, museums, etc.? I just want to make sure most of it is taken care of when she passes, rather than a free for all money grabbing scheme that I'm worried it will become. How do I help her, and my family, figure out what to do?

DerProfessor

Any possible answer would depend entirely on what types of artifacts.

In other words, if she's incredibly wealthy and has a vast collection of ancient Greco-Roman statuary acquired through quasi-legal means,

the answer would be entirely different than if she has a salt-and-pepper shaker set that (possibly) at one point was in the possession of Grover Cleveland.

Most likely would be printed documents of some sort? If so, again, it entirely depends on what sorts of artifacts.