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Deaccessioning rules for US museums have been relaxed to raise money for collection care – and even the Met may take advantage. It’s a slippery slope, says Thomas P. Campbell
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A new grand hall at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is among the improvements scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2022. (Photo courtesy VMHC)
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Virginia Museum of History & Culture rode into 2019 on crests of popular programming, community connection and acclaimed exhibitions. Planned expansions at both institutions seek to maintain that momentum.
A capital campaign began in July 2019 to support the VMFAâs growth. The master plan entails adding 173,700 square feet during the next six years at a cost of $125.8 million, with $83.9 million coming from the state and $41.9 million from private contributions.Â
The planned additions include a 105,000-square-foot expansion for African American art and photography of the 21st century, as well as 100,000 square feet for conservation and storage in properties along Grove Avenue.
Feb 1, 2021
Memphis Black History you should know.
Did you know that Beverly Cato Robertson is the first female to be the President and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber?
Robertson is a Memphian born and bred. She worked at Holiday Inn Worldwide for 19 years in a diverse range of positions. Upon leaving Corporate America, she was asked to become interim executive director of the National Civil Rights Museum and ultimately spent over 17 years as museum leader and president. She raised over $43 million during her tenure and built the annual Freedom Awards to global prominence including visiting President Nelson Mandela in his South African home to personally appeal to him to attend the ceremony. She helped lead the museum to world-class status, becoming accredited by the American Association of Museums, being voted one of the Top Ten Treasures in America by USA Today and one of the World’s Top 10 Most Iconic Sites.
Roger Mandle, Museum Director Who Helped Bring Art to Qatar, Dies at 79
From the Rhode Island School of Design to Doha, Mr. Mandle was a force in art and design for decades.
Roger Mandle in 2017. He majored in painting at college before turning to art history, and he went on to become a creator of museums.Credit.Brent Lestage
Published Jan. 19, 2021Updated Jan. 20, 2021
When the cellist Yo-Yo Ma needed a new headquarters for his Silk Road Project in 2005, Roger Mandle, then president of the Rhode Island School of Design, gave the organization a home on his campus.
When a member of Qatar’s royal family was looking to make her country into an art destination in 2008, Mr. Mandle took on the development of more than a dozen museums in Doha.