Sentences with phrase «institutions deaccession»

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A number of institutions have also chosen to deaccession important works through the gallery.

While the Rose's collection of nearly 8,000 objects is celebrated — they own an impressive selection of works by Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns, among others — the institution nearly collapsed during the 2008 recession, and contemplated deaccessioning its many masterpieces.

The sale highlighted the uncertainty attaching to the mission of the Albright - Knox, and its decision to deaccession a number of works which were deemed to fall outside the institution's historical core function of exhibiting modern era art.