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One person who will not be shopping for t-shirts at the Deaccessioning Hall of Fame gift shop.

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is Erik H. Neil of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. Last week , he was seen in the New York Times saying "We are educational institutions. If you want to flip paintings, there are many other types of institutions where you can do that, and they are called commercial galleries." (To which I wondered why flipping paintings to buy more art does not also make you a commercial gallery.

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Eight Takeaway from Last Week's Deaccessioning Conference

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From Brian Boucher at artnet. (I mentioned the conference earlier here.) I liked this bit: "While museums may collect with relative freedom, independent curator and writer Glenn Adamson pointed out that they are subjected to intense scrutiny when selling they sell, and the headlines bear that out. "When they opt to sell, expect 'scorched earth criticism by bloggers,' added lawyer Mark Gold.

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