Sunday, April 5, 2015

Deacession on the Rise

The New York Times reports on how economic realities are forcing European museums to deaccession artifacts.   CPO supports deacession, but it should only be for redundant materials not on display and any monies received should be for capital projects, not just to plug deficits.  Perhaps the Italians, Greeks, and Egyptians should consider following the trend as well.

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