Blockbusters: Too Big to Fail?
Is the age of the blockbuster exhibition over? The chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts notes that its demise has been predicted since the 1980s.
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Building Field Museum's beasts a giant undertaking
It was a tight squeeze. Tu Hononga is 58 feet 4 inches long. Swaddled in blubber, he weighed about 70
Read moreWorld's Richest Man Opens Flashy Museum In Mexico
The Soumaya Museum in Mexico City was designed by Carlos Slim’s son-in-law and houses Slim’s collection of more than 65,000 pieces. It is dominated by works from European and Mexican artists.
Read moreMuseum Musical Chairs: Met at the Whitney; MoMA at Folk Art
Renzo Piano’s sketch for the planned Downtown Whitney [Part I is here. I have since learned that my commentary for
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Opposing Viewpoints: Looting and Criminal Sentencing in the Four Corners
The Butler Wash Ruins near Blanding, UT. More and more of the Four Corners antiquities cases are entering the sentencing
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Museum Ethics Q & A: Museum Ethics and Board of Directors Fundraising
A recent New York Times article noted the very large donations ($10 million!) expected of donors to Manhattan’s large museums. Museums need the money, but: how should museums strike a balance between their need for board members with different skills (fundraising, professional services, publicity, mission-related), and broadly represent the community, when the expectations of donations are so high? How can museums create a Board of Directors with members that can help achieve success on many levels, not just financial? Is it ethical to stack a Board with members that will raise the most money or plan the best parties?
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Conference Review: Responsibility for Accessibility: 2010 International Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities
A conference and lecture review on the Responsibility for Accessibility. Reid discusses the responsibility of museums to their visitors and how museum professionals respond to this challenge.
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Book Review: Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect It
A book review of Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect It by Christine Sylvester. The book engages many well-known complex current events within the art world which Sylvester interprets with fresh insight.
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New Directions in Museum Ethics: An International Conference of Graduate Student Research
The Institute of Museum Ethics held its 1st Biennial Graduate Student Conference: “New Directions in Museum Ethics” on November 14th, 2009 at Seton Hall University.
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IME Inaugural Conference: Defining Museum Ethics
Inaugural Conference of the Institute of Museum Ethics Seton Hall University, Jubilee Hall November 15, 2008 in Affiliation with the
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