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American museums hit hard by the pandemic are selling paintings to bridge revenue gaps, with some going further and using the funds to diversify collections, but critics say the sales betray the institutions' mission of preserving artwork for the public. "(It) is using the laudable aim of funding a more diverse collection as an excuse to betray the public trust," he said.
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A man looks at ‘Atlas Photographique de la lune’ by Maurice Loewy and Pierre Henri Puiseux on July 1, 2019, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York’s ‘Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography’ exhibition. AFP pic
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NEW YORK, April 4 American museums hit hard by the pandemic are selling paintings to bridge revenue gaps, with some going further and using the funds to diversify collections, but critics say the sales betray the institutions’ mission of preserving artwork for the public.
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