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Deaccessioning: British museums warned not to sell the family silver

“Publicly funded museums that seek to sell off “the family silver” will face tougher sanctions from the body that overseas the UK’s museums. The Museums Association (MA) is to tighten up its ethics code to avoid controversial sell-offs of valuable antiquities from cash-strapped museum collections

It is also in talks with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Art Fund, and Arts Council England to establish a “joined-up response” to those selling important objects for financial gain. They are also investigating whether to launch an official list of at-risk collections.

The move follows Northampton Borough Council’s decision to sell its ancient Egyptian statue of Sekhemka for £15.8m in July. The sale prompted the MA to withdraw accredited status for Northampton Museums, one of its founder members 125 years ago. As a result the museums lost out on funding grants including £240,000 from the HLF.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/british-museums-warned-not-to-sell-the-family-silver-9946631.html


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Klaus Graf (29. Dezember 2014). Deaccessioning: British museums warned not to sell the family silver. Archivalia. Abgerufen am 11. November 2024 von https://doi.org/10.58079/bgrp


Autor: Klaus Graf

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