Collections Stewardship

‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

Lots of museum leaders talk about wanting to diversify their collections. Christopher Bedford, the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, is actually doing it-though not everyone may …

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3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

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‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

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Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq’s national museum

Craig Barker, The Conversation

Commerce vs. Curation: Lessons From Today’s Museums World

Scott Reyburn, Nytimes

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

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The mirage of riches in museums’ vaults

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The Persistent Crime of Nazi-Looted Art

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The New Face of Provenance Research

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UK museum collecting at risk from lack of funding, report warns

Mark Brown, The Guardian

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises

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With Big Gift and Tighter Oversight, the Met Gains Solid Ground

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Collections Stewardship

‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq’s national museum

Commerce vs. Curation: Lessons From Today’s Museums World

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

The mirage of riches in museums’ vaults

The Persistent Crime of Nazi-Looted Art

The New Face of Provenance Research

UK museum collecting at risk from lack of funding, report warns

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises

With Big Gift and Tighter Oversight, the Met Gains Solid Ground

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