deaccessioning

deaccessioning
v. remove and sell a work of art from the collection of a museum or gallery (particularly with the purpose of raising raise money to purchase other art works) n. work of art that has been removed from a collection artwork of a museum or gallery and sold; deaccessioned work of art

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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