ArchiveRestitution
The message about looted art is finally getting through as Cambodia is inundated with returned loot
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
ArchiveBritish Museums
Warning over Qatar’s human rights record
UK museums’ close ties questioned after poet imprisoned for 15 years
ArchiveTate
Tate admits error in giving away confidential export data as archive is offloaded to Paul Mellon Centre
The photographic archive of paintings was transferred in haste - twice
ArchiveHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Richard Koshalek of the Hirshhorn Museum makes a stand against censorship
“Censorship has no role here... the only way to deal with these subjects is through dialogue"
ArchiveEli Broad
Eli Broad addresses the American Association of Museums: “Get art out of the basement"
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
ArchiveValencia
Museo Valenciano de la Ilustración director steps down
Follows censorship controversy
ArchiveExhibitions
Directors say OK to collectors’ shows
In response to The New Museum's current exhibition
ArchiveFebruary 2010
French institutions have lost their integrity by relying on private sponsors, leading fundraiser says
Longtime arts and heritage patron Olivier de Rohan denounces the increasing influence of external bodies on museums' creative decisions
ArchiveJeffrey Deitch
Suspicions and speculations as Jeffrey Deitch is appointed as MoCA's director
Why is it that a move from the commercial sector to the non-profit is seen as scandalous?
ArchiveRestitution
Books: Who should artifacts really belong to? And why?
A collection of essays by museum directors worldwide on restitutions and ownership
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
Museums lending to commercial galleries: The debate
Director of the Rose Art Museum examines both sides of the argument
ArchiveArt market
Institutions are increasingly likely to loan works of art to the most powerful private galleries
Public art for private gain?
ArchiveArt market
The Art Newspaper discusses the fine line between curating and promoting
It is almost impossible for a museum to mount a contemporary exhibition without the involvement of the artist's dealer
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
Director of German contemporary art museum explores his “Carte Blanche” approach to private collectors
“What is often described as the ‘undue’ influence of collectors and dealers is less of a threat than the noticeable tendency for these parties to lose interest in public institutions”
ArchiveAcquisitions
A look at the ethical and economic problems underlying museum acquisitions
Museums should beware of being used as marketing tools by collectors
ArchiveFebruary 2008
Comment: The problem with privately-funded museums
There is a danger that the conservatism of the museum sector will be challenged by a new generation of board members who feel that “rules are for other people”
ArchiveTate
Watchdog criticises Tate for Ofili purchase
The Charity Commission is now investigating all acquisitions made from artists while they were serving as trustees
ArchiveMay 2006
As US museums face mounting legal issues, an annual conference explores what to do with whistleblowers and dodgy donors
Recent corporate scandals have raised concerns that American charities should be examining their ethics policies
ArchiveRestitution
UK museums can now return human remains
The shift in policy follows over 30 recent claims for restitution
ArchiveRestitution
Museum inaction on restitution is undermining public trust
Adrian Ellis, director of AEA Consulting, talks on the threat this poses to the perceived legitimacy of cultural institutions
ArchiveRestitution
Books: Analysis of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act a self-righteous attack on the temple
Essays explore US museums’ responsibilities to religious groups
ArchiveConstantin Brancusi
What happened to the Maharajah of Indore’s Brancusi birds?
In 1973 the Tate wanted to buy Brancusi’s black marble “Bird in space” through dealer Richard Feigen, but the sale fell through because the trustees believed the work had been “smuggled” out of India
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
Gainsborough's House director Hugh Belsey on competing with Tate: Goliath wins
Should Gainsborough’s House have given way to the Tate over a painting in the current Tate exhibition?
ArchiveNazi loot
Fair play, not the letter of the law for Tate restitution case
The panel finds Tate has legal title to a war-loot picture but agrees that the claimants should be compensated on ethical grounds
ArchiveGetty Museum
Getty returns three stolen works to Italy
Curator voluntarily collaborates with Italy in accordance with museum’s policy
ArchiveCopyright
Copyright and censorship in Chapmanworld: how far can they go?
Despite the dilemmas posed by their work, Jake and Dinos Chapman's first major exhibition in a public gallery is opening in London
ArchiveGerman Reuinification
East Berlin museums chief defends his record, revealing how the East German museums sold in order to buy'
We did not pursue any party political nonsense on the Museum Island': Professor Günther Schade stands by his position