Museums mull selling art after a brutal year but doing so is complicated
Officials at Dallas museums say they have no such plans, but donors are already taking steps to guard against it.
From right to left, Laren McDowell, Laura Borinsky and Cara Darden look at The Last Supper, 1986, one of Andy Warhol s paintings that is on exhibit at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in 2010.(DAVID WOO/Staff Photographer)
We live in an age when a single painting can sell for $450.3 million. It happened in 2017, when the Saudi crown prince seized the moment during a high-profile auction and won the title to Leonardo da Vinci’s
Nonprofits Applaud #Relief4Charities in American Rescue Plan Act
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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Rescue Plan Act, now signed into law, includes several provisions of importance to the charitable nonprofit sector. The leading coalition of the nation s nonprofits celebrates many helpful aspects of the law and urges Congress and the Administration to quickly take action to enact further #Relief4Charities: The American Rescue Plan Act will provide much-needed relief to many nonprofits on the frontlines of helping people in communities across this country as we continue to deal with the challenges created by the pandemic and economic downturn. The bill builds upon and improves supports that were provided in previous relief packages and addresses a number of the ongoing concerns of our coalition.
American museums: Museums and Communities in a Time of Crisis, with Stephanie Stebich
Museums and Communities in a Time of Crisis
Stephanie Stebich,
This year marks the
175th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex. It is also a solemn occasion to ponder how the pandemics one novel and the other as old as our country have impacted American museums. With doors closed and digital windows open, how have museums pivoted to stay connected to their audiences during the COVID-19 lockdown? How has the social justice movement and economic upheaval pressured museums to reconsider their operating models to better serve their communities? Lastly, what are the attitudes and expectations of museum audiences for their future museum experiences?
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