«For collectors at that level, we know they aren't deaccessioning for financial reasons but for emotional...
Not exact matches
It has meant that numerous appealing but
not top quality objects entered the collection — a situation that the department has addressed by a recent programme of assessment and
deaccessioning.
The Hood Museum of Art strives to be a capable steward of the works in its care, protecting each object for the enjoyment of future generations, understanding the origin of each work in the museum's collection, and, when appropriate,
deaccessioning objects that do
not effectively serve the museum's teaching mission.
(1 m 73.04 cm × 109.86 cm × 54.93 cm) Medium: Coal Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the artist, gift of Sperone Westwater, and DMA / amfAR Benefit Auction Fund Object Number: DEACC.2012.51
Deaccession Criteria: Work is in poor condition and can
not be treated successfully / Exchanged for a different sculpture by the same artist
It was also during the Armstrong era that the museum considered
deaccessioning works from the collection that didn't meet the strict parameters.
Roberta Smith, in The New York Times, singled out the slippery reasoning that could let Brandeis sell art, but
not formally
deaccession it.
Guidelines of the Association of Art Museum Directors permit
deaccessioning (sales of art from museum collections) only if the proceeds are used to buy similar works of art,
not to build buildings.
Hence, after 18 months of consideration, the group is releasing
deaccession guidelines reaffirming its traditional stance: that objects may be disposed of only to support new acquisitions, and
not used for endowment or operating expenses.
The planned sale of these works by the City of Denver, to raise funds for the Clyfford Still Museum's endowment, does
not violate the Association's principles regarding the use of funds from
deaccessioned works of art, because the museum has
not formally accessioned these works into its collections.