Deaccessioning

Rise and fall of the British Empire museum

When the director of the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum was dismissed earlier this year, the chairman of the Bristol-based museum’s trustees, Sir Neil Cossons, gave as the reason “the... MORE

Published online: 03 September 2011

 
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Brandeis does the right thing

For now, there is cause for celebration. Speaking truth to power by this small museum with a mighty collection and even mightier supporters has yielded a milestone decision for museums everywhere

Published online: 21 July 2011

Detroit uses purchase funds to plug deficit

Director gets OK to divert $10m for acquisitions to balance Detroit Institute of Arts’ budget

Published online: 18 July 2011

To sell or not to sell?

There are other things to do with art that seldom leaves storage, apart from deaccessioning

Published online: 20 June 2011

Disposing of cultural artefacts in university collections

Is the deaccessioning debate the same when valuable art is not involved?

Published online: 21 October 2009

Robbing Peter to pay… who?

Deaccessioning rules have a strange interpretation of what constitutes the public interest

Published online: 24 June 2009