Brussels Museums Close Again, AAMD Clarifies Deaccessioning Guidelines, and More: Morning Links from October 28, 2020
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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Association of Art Museum Directors
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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Vision Quest: The Berkshire Museum Will Stop at Nothing to Sell Its Art, Including a Masterpiece by Norman Rockwell
What does that mean for the future of American institutions?
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Museum Alliance and Directors Group Issue Open Letter Criticizing Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Plan
The museum will sell 40 works from its collection at Sotheby's later this year.
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In 2015, 60% of North American Museums Charged for Admission, Says AAMD Report
The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) has released its second annual American Art Museums by the Numbers report, which details a number of statistics about how museums in the United States…
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Newswire
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