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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack
Bruce's comments on the courts upholding the right of museums to sell off all or parts of collections pretty well 'center punch' the situation. (Museums call it "de-accessioning").
The venerable Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC did this last year, with robust local and federal support. Operating budgets became the victim of poor planning by the BOD; in the end the museum itself faltered but at least the art was preserved for future generations.
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Well I certainly have nothing important or overly rare in my accumulation but based on what I'm reading here none of my prized junk will be given to ANY museum or charitable or not for profit organization .
After my mother passed my father donated a validated James Madison card table to Montpelier . That still galls me the way those ingreats waste money !
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