As Museums Try To Make Ends Meet, 'Deaccession' Is The Art World's Dirty Word

As Museums Try To Make Ends Meet, 'Deaccession' Is The Art World's Dirty Word Deaccessioning is the permanent removal of an object from a museum's collection. And there are a lot of rules surrounding it — for one, selling art to pay off debt will get you in big trouble.

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"Works of art shouldn't be considered liquid assets to be converted into cash. They're records of human creativity that are held in the public trust"