This article focuses on options to move matters forward when there are differences in perspectives concerning the preservation of Aboriginal material heritage. When the article was presented at Symposium 2007, protocol agreements were examined as an example of formal methods. Delegates were given the opportunity to explore the informal methods of discussion and creative thinking. Museums acknowledge the key importance of Aboriginal values for sacred/culturally sensitive objects, but what if the pieces are contemporary commissions? A brief “case history” was presented concerning a mask and drum in a museum’s hands-on Teaching Collection, where they fulfilled their intended educational purpose as well as values shared by many Indigenous communities. Curatorial and conservation/collections staff, though, had professional stewardship reasons to move the pieces into the museum’s Permanent Collection. Participants at Symposium 2007 discussed and voted on which collection was most appropriate. Conclusions include examples of conservators’ praxis (reflective practice), the results of the vote, and comments from participants.