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The Deaccessioning Debate in Museums

Avatar photo by Bob Beatty August 2, 2018August 6, 2018

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.

Demonstrators from Save the Art – Save the Museum protest the sale of Berkshire Museum artworks at Sotheby's
Posted inOpinion

Amid Protests, Berkshire Museum Sales Bring Over $40M, and Trustees Want More

by Timothy Cahill May 31, 2018June 4, 2018

Sales of the most prized works from the museum’s collection netted over $40 million, but more will hit the auction block if the institution pursues its goal of making $55 million.

Posted inOpinion

Stop Treating the Berkshire Museum as a Sacred Space for Masterpieces

by Christopher Marcisz April 13, 2018April 13, 2018

Locals like me don’t visit the Berkshire Museum to look at famous paintings. Why did 40 artworks become the center of a national controversy?

The Berkshire Museum (illustration by the author)
Posted inNews

Court OKs Berkshire Museum Plan to Sell Art by Calder, Bierstadt, Picabia, and Others

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 5, 2018April 6, 2018

Today’s ruling in the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County clears the way for Sotheby’s to auction off over three dozen works from the museum’s collection.

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (photo by Protophobic, via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

Berkshire Museum Resolves Dispute with Norman Rockwell’s Sons, But Legal Battle Rages On

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton February 20, 2018

Museum leaders and the Massachusetts Attorney General reached an agreement to keep Norman Rockwell’s “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” on public display, but opponents of the sale are petitioning the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Protesters opposing Sotheby's planned sale of works from the Berkshire Museum collection
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Opponents of Berkshire Museum Sales Protest Sotheby’s

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 13, 2017January 5, 2018

After a judge halted the sale of works from the museum’s collection, nearly a dozen protesters gathered in front of Sotheby’s to demand the return of the deaccessioned pieces.

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (photo courtesy Berkshire Museum, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Last-Minute Appeal Tries to Halt Berkshire Museum Art Auction [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 10, 2017November 13, 2017

On Friday, the AG’s office filed an appeal seeking a last-minute injunction to stop Monday’s auction of works from the Berkshire Museum collection at Sotheby’s.

Posted inNews

Judge Green-Lights Berkshire Museum’s Sale of Most Valuable Works in Collection

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 7, 2017November 7, 2017

Today, Berkshire Superior Court Judge John Agostini ruled that the museum could auction off many of the most valuable works in its collection.

The Berkshire Museum (photo by AlexiusHoratius, via Wikimedia Commons)
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The Berserk Battle Over the Berkshire Museum and Its Art Collection

by Felix Salmon November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

This week, the state’s attorney general called for a temporary restraining order to block Sotheby’s from selling works from the museum’s collection.

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The latest episodes of the PBS documentary series explore the intersection between play and artistry, as well as the world of small objects and the artists who make them.

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