Deaccessioning — the permanent removal of objects and art from a museum’s collection — has been at the forefront of many discussions around public and private collections of late.
Author Archives: Bob Beatty
Bob Beatty is founder of the Lyndhurst Group, a history, museum, and nonprofit consulting firm providing community-focused engagement strategies for institutional planning, organizational assessments, and interpretive direction.
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Six Strategies for Dealing with Controversial Monuments and Memorials
Communities across the nation (and even the world) have generally used the following options in dealing with contentious public monuments and memorials.
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Running the Numbers on Attendance at History Museums in the US
In attempting to gauge whether attendance at American cultural institutions is indeed declining, many commentators often conflate “museum” with “art museum,” but art museums comprise only about 4.5% of American museums, while history institutions, comprise about 55.5%.