Our Legal Issues In Museum Administration

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Egypt Army Does not Lose Head and Secures Cairo Museum with Pharaos Treasures after Museum is Vandalized (a little)

The ArtDaily reported that Egyptian army units secured the Cairo Museum, which houses priceless cultural heritage against looting. However, rebels were able to break into...
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Nefertiti to Remain in Berlin, Natürlich

In 1913, the year Ernst Ludwig Kirchner finished his Berlin Street Scene, an Egyptian beauty came to the German capital. Now, almost a hundred years...
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The Fate of the Deux Danseuses

By Caroline Camp This year, Britain is grappling with severe funding cuts in the arts . These cuts have affected many organizations across the board....
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Estate Tax and Museums in 2011

Estate tax can have huge consequences for museums, which rely in large part upon bequests. In December 2010, the Obama administration signed new tax legislation...
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Repatriation at the Brooklyn Museum

While it is becoming more common for museums in the western world to return antiquities to their country of origin, it is still rather uncommon...
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The Met gets a Velazquez for Christmas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a portrait of King Philip IV in 1913, as a bequest from Benjamin Altman. The portrait of the 18-year-old...
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Censorship in Museums

Museum curators devote much time to piecing together meaningful exhibits. They are guided not only by their own artistic tastes and principles but also by...
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Return of Looted Artifacts Requires Diplomacy

The worlds of diplomacy, law, and art converge on the Oegyujanggak, a royal Korean text currently on display at the National Library in France. South...
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British Museum to Manage Portable Antiquities Scheme, as Exciting New Finds Go on Display

"Culture Minister Ed Vaizey confirmed that the future funding of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has been secured with a reduction of 15% in real...
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Real Estate & Art

The Chelsea Art Museum opened on West 22nd Street in 2002, committed to exploring "art within a context." Soon the context of the Chelsea Art...
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Cultural Branding at the Guggenheim

Last week, Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, announced that Samsung will be funding a position as part of the...
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The Deaccession Debate: Another Loophole

Last week, we learned of an "innovative arrangement" that avoided deaccessioning violations. The Brooklyn Museum had "transferred" some items from its collection to the Metropolitan...
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