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Deaccession 

Seeing a Cash Cow in Museums' Precious Art

April 7, 2015April 10, 2017 Chelsea Levine 4 Comments Acquisition, American, andy warhol, Art, budgets, construction, deaccession, deaccessioning, debt, Detroit, economics, egypt, endowment, finance, france, funding, future, germany, guidelines, history, museum, museums, Museums Association, New York, press, war
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News War, Looting and Repatriation 

Museums Faulted on Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art

July 1, 2013April 10, 2017 Elizabeth Sirhall 0 Comments American, berlin, boston, conference, germany, guggenheim, guidelines, history, holocaust, italy, looted art, looting, media, mission, museum of fine art, museum of modern art, museums, nazi, New York, ownership, plunder, press, provenance, state department, war
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Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities News 

The Curse of the Outcast Artifact

July 15, 2012April 10, 2017 Kelsey 0 Comments American, antiquities, archaeology, asia society, bio, boston, building, cambodia, Chicago, collecting, documents, donors, egypt, future, getty museum, guidelines, history, looted antiquities, looted art, looting, Metropolitan Museum, museums, New York, ownership, press, provenance, seizure, survey, united states of america
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News 

Fears grow that Greek art market is riddled with forgeries

March 21, 2012April 10, 2017 Kelsey 0 Comments athens, authentication, crime, event, forgery, greece, guidelines, provenance
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Consulting 

Free, confidential guidance on ethical matters

July 6, 2011January 19, 2016 Tom McGee 1 Comment consulting, ethics, guidelines, Seton Hall University

The Institute of Museum Ethics provides free, confidential guidance on ethical matters. Please contact Yerkovsa@shu.edu.

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COVID-19 and Museums

Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned
Crime & Theft 

Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Netherlands) Insurance Business, 12th May 2020.

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise
Crime & Theft 

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery
Crime & Theft 

Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19
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Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

IME Blog

#RepresentationMatters
IME Blog 

#RepresentationMatters

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Devon Mancini 0

How the 92nd Annual Academy Awards reminded museum professionals about the importance of representation in the arts.
Written by Devon Mancini, MA Candidate in Museum Professions at Seton Hall University

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains
IME Blog 

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains

January 16, 2020February 6, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums
IME Blog 

Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums

April 1, 2019January 2, 2020 Hannah Gaston 0
Lobbying and Museum Ethics:  A Surprisingly Good Marriage
IME Blog 

Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage

October 26, 2011October 10, 2019 Kelsey 0

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