Is It Okay to Sell the Monet? (eBook)

Julia Courtney holds masters degrees in art history and museum studies (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts) and art and museum education (Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts). She recently published The Legal Guide for Museum Professionals (Rowman & Littielfield, April 2015). She has been in the museum field for over 23 years, and Curator of Art emeritus for the Springfield Art Museums in Springfield, Massachusetts. She is an independent curator, freelance writer, artist and adjunct faculty member for the Graduate Museum Studies Program at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and the Graduate Gallery Management and Exhibits Program at Western Colorado State University in Gunnison, Colorado.

Table of ContentsIntroduction: Can We Save the Art and the Museum? – Julia CourtneyPart 1: The Context of the DebateChapter 1: Two Cheers for Deaccessioning - Bernard Fishman Chapter 2: Museums Can Change—Will they? Michael O’HarePart 2: The Mechanics of DisposalChapter 3: Keeping Objects in the Public Domain: Legal and Practical Issues –Stephanie Jandl/Mark Gold)Chapter 4: When Out of the Book Won’t Do: Next Steps in Resolving Deaccession Conundrums –Darlene A. Bialowski Chapter 5: Are You Sure that was a Copy? Deaccessioning Mistakes—Chris RobinsonPart 3: The Use of Proceeds: Ethics and the Role of Professional AssociationsChapter 6: Use of Funds from the Sale of Deaccessioned Objects: It’s a Matter of Ethics -Sally Yerkovich Chapter 7: Making the Case: FASB's Accounting Standards Should be Re-aligned with AAM's Long-Standing Guidance on the Use of Sale Proceeds - Lori Breslauer and Sara EberChapter 8: Monetizing the Collection: The Intersection of Law, Ethic, and Trustee Prerogative - Mark GoldChapter 9: Flying Under the Radar: What Does Direct Care of the Collection Really Mean? -Ashley Downing Part 4: Case Studies Chapter 10: Building a Legacy for the Liberal Arts: Deaccesioning the Newell Bequest, Wheaton College – Leah NiedertadtChapter 11: Digital Deaccessioning: An Exploration of the Life Cycle of Digital Works in Museum Collections – Katherine E. LewisChapter 12: Higgins Armory Museum and the Worcester Art Museum:A Case Study in Combining and Transforming Mature Cultural Institutions - James C. Donnelly, Jr. and Catherine M. ColinvauxChapter 13: Taking the Barbershop out of the Berkshires: How the Berkshire Museum Case May Set New Precedent- Julia Courtney