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Dieuwertje Wijsmuller2018-04-05T12:24:06+01:00Categories: UK|
Petition to stop Hertfordshire County Council selling off its public art collection gathers over a thousand signatures The council wants to 'dispose of' 91 per cent of its art collection. A petition to try and stop Hertfordshire County Council selling off its publicly-owned art collec [...]
Dieuwertje Wijsmuller2018-01-30T13:37:47+01:00Categories: UK|
The Council of Hertfordshire is planning to deaccession about 90% of its collection. Before this is executed, they are asking the public for advise. Read more on the Hertfordshire website. [...]
Dieuwertje Wijsmuller2018-01-10T12:31:27+01:00Categories: UK|
"The Museum of London’s aim when starting a large scale rationalisation project was to create a collection for the future. We sought to embark upon a disposal project which fulfilled all the ethical standards of the sector, and which approached the often perplexing matter of museum di [...]
Dieuwertje Wijsmuller2017-12-13T15:08:00+01:00Categories: News, UK|Tags: unethical disposal|
July 2014: Sale of 4,000-year-old Sekhemka limestone figure will help pay for extension of Northampton museum and art gallery An Egyptian statue controversially put up for auction by Northampton borough council has been sold for almost £16m. The 4,000-year-old Sekhemka limestone figur [...]
Dieuwertje Wijsmuller2018-01-10T12:45:09+01:00Categories: UK|
Former director questions transfer of T3 engine to Swanage Railway. The National Railway Museum (NRM) defended its decision to deaccession its William Adams-designed T3 class locomotive No. 563, which was used in stage productions of The Railway Children, following criticisms from for [...]
