Seeing a Cash Cow in Museum’s Precious Art
Doreen Carvajal | International New York Times | 4th April 2015
Public galleries have always found ways to sell off redundant art works. But what about selling off core pieces in a collection to pay some bills … or to make gallery repairs and renovations … or to fund public sector pensions? What priority should be given to safeguarding “cultural identity” and who decides which “treasures” are essential to this?