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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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'Rebel' Museums Face Funding Blacklist

March 30, 2015April 10, 2017 Chelsea Levine 3 Comments Blacklist, Code of Ethics, deaccession, deaccessioning, ethics, funding, Museums Association
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Deaccession News 

Fight Rages in Norway over Sale of Barbara Hepworth Sculpture

June 23, 2014April 10, 2017 Elizabeth Sirhall 5 Comments architecture, building, deaccession, exhibitions, funding, media, museums, protest, social media, theft, war
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Delaware Art Museum sanctioned for selling painting at auction

June 23, 2014April 10, 2017 Elizabeth Sirhall 0 Comments aam, aamd, American, christie's, deaccession, endowment, ethics, future, museums, paris, war
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Sending Artworks Home, but to Whom?

January 4, 2014April 10, 2017 Elizabeth Sirhall 0 Comments American, collecting, deaccession, deaccessioning, donors, event, looting, museums, native american, paris, repatriation, science, theft, war
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Deaccession Student Commentaries 

To Sell or Not to Sell, That is the Question

December 18, 2013May 25, 2017 Elizabeth Sirhall 0 Comments collecting, deaccession, deaccessioning, ethics, event, future, media, museum ethics, museums, non-profit, opening, taxes, war
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Deaccession Fine Art News 

Painting’s Removal Stirs Outcry

March 19, 2013April 10, 2017 Kelsey 0 Comments American, deaccession, donors, france, funding, future, history, museums, New York, ownership, war
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2011 in Review

January 11, 2012 Kelsey 0 Comments antiquities, archaeology, building, deaccession, funding, italy, looting, museums, New York, press, protest, theft, transparency

It was a turbulent year in cultural policy, marked in many ways by unrest in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. But even elsewhere, funding shortfalls, and austerity have put pressure on our cultural institutions, with too many deaccessions and museum closings to mention.

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Another Vereshchagin Deaccession, From Brooklyn: Where Will The Money Go?

December 1, 2011 Kelsey 0 Comments Brooklyn Museum, christie's, deaccession, sotheby's

Nearly two months ago, the Brooklyn Museum’s press office sent me links to two blog posts about its Russian paintings, saying I might be interested. I was, but not until now, as you will see shortly.

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Still On The Block Tonight, And The Deaccessioning Still Keeps Coming

November 10, 2011 Kelsey 0 Comments christie's, deaccession, sotheby's

Tonight all eyes will be on the sale of contemporary art at Sotheby’s, which needs to score as well, or better, as Christie’s did last night: $247.6 million in sales, with 90% of the lots sold.

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COVID-19 and Museums

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

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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National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
#RepresentationMatters
IME Blog 

#RepresentationMatters

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
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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