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ART SALES: Deaccessioning — ▪ 1994 In the second half of the 20th century, and particularly from the 1970s on, deaccessioning, the sale by a museum of works from its permanent collection, has raised ethical questions. Faced with rising costs, museums began to consider … Universalium
Collection (museum) — A catalogue using index cards A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, where the … Wikipedia
Metropolitan Museum of Art — Coordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°57′47″W / 40.779447°N 73.96311°W / 40.779447; 73.96311 … Wikipedia
Library — Reading room redirects here. For other uses, see Reading room (disambiguation). For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). Reading room of the library at the University of Graz, in Austria … Wikipedia
Dartington Hall — The Dartington Hall Trust, near Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom is a charity specialising in the arts, social justice and sustainability. The Trust currently runs 16 charitable programmes, including The Dartington International Summer School and… … Wikipedia
Randolph College — Motto Vita Abundantior Motto in English Life More Abundant Established 1891 … Wikipedia
The Swoose — is a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress D BO, USAAF 40 3097, that saw extensive use in the Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II, and survived to become the oldest B 17 still intact. It is as of 2008 being restored at the National Museum of the… … Wikipedia
Joe Earle — Joe Earle, author and curator, currently serves as Vice President Director, Japan Society Gallery at Japan Society.BiographyMr. Joe Earle was educated at Westminster School and Oxford University, where he took a first in Chinese Language and… … Wikipedia
Art Exhibitions and Art Sales — ▪ 1994 Introduction Art Exhibitions If the Matisse exhibition was the leading show in 1992, then its worthy sequel in 1993 was the exhibition of paintings from the Barnes Collection in Merion, Pa. The traveling exhibition of masterpieces of … Universalium
museum, operation of — Introduction wide array of diverse tasks that a museum undertakes in order to preserve and interpret the material aspects of human society and the environment. Several of the most important museum operations are described in this article.… … Universalium
