Climate Activists’ ‘Attacks on Art‘ Are ’Misdirected,’ U.S. Museum Group Says
European authorities have begun cracking down on the protestors as well.
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Prominent Museum Group Amends Policy Allowing for Sales of Art for ‘Direct Care’ of Collection Following Controversy
A pandemic-era revision loosened restrictions and provoked controversy.
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As Museums Push to Sell Art, Competing Ideas About Deaccessioning Are Playing Out in Public
Museums were given leeway to sell art because of the pandemic. But when the Baltimore Museum of Art used the opening to address inequities, all hell broke loose.
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Brussels Museums Close Again, AAMD Clarifies Deaccessioning Guidelines, and More: Morning Links from October 28, 2020
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The Most Controversial U.S. Museum Deaccessions: Why Do Institutions Sell Art?
The controversy debate over museum deaccessioning continues.
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To Keep the Industry Alive, the AAMD Should Permanently Give Museums Freer Rein to Sell Work
In an op-ed, a lawyer addresses why the AAMD's new approach needs to stick beyond this pandemic.
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In Substantial Shift, Museum Industry Group Pushes Directors to Break the Rules to Survive
For the next two years, the Association of Art Museum Directors won't censure or sanction its members for going against guidelines.
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Association of Art Museum Directors Calls for End of Unpaid Internships
"Internships provide critical opportunities for students considering careers in art museums," the organization said.
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Exhibiting Change: When Some of the Best-Attended Exhibitions in Museums Are Protests, Where Do Institutions Go from Here?
All around the country, directors are grappling with questions of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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Association of Art Museum Directors Sanctions Berkshire Museum, La Salle University Art Museum Over Art Sales
The group is calling on its more than 240 members not to work with the two museums.
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