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The Deaccessioning Debate, Explained Without Shouting
When museums sell art from their collections, the field treats it as either prudent housekeeping or a firing offense — and the line between the two is thinner than anyone admits.
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When museums sell art from their collections, the field treats it as either prudent housekeeping or a firing offense — and the line between the two is thinner than anyone admits.

Behind every quiet gallery sits a invested pool of money, and a yearly argument about how much of it the museum is allowed to spend.