Stephanie,

I've been racking my brain to think of the source and I just can't but
someone has written an article on this topic fairly recently (last year
or two), at least tangentially. I can't swear to it, but I think it was
someone peripheral to the museum world like an art critic and it would
have been (probably) in the NY Times or Washington Post. Not much to go
on, but maybe your friendly neighborhood reference librarian can help
you track it down. As I recall the article was critical of museums (or
possibly a specific museum) for taking artwork that they couldn't
properly care for or possibly criticizing a museum who was selling
artwork because they couldn't care for it or selling artwork to fund
care of other artwork. Anyway, good luck with your paper.

Katherine
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Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:25 PM
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Subject: Advice Needed

I am a graduate student at Tufts University and I'm working on my final
paper assignment for a class I'm taking.  The assignment requires me to
ask question and then use research to support an answer to that
question.  My question is:  "What course of action should a museum take
if it is presented with an object that meets its mission, but it is an
object that the museum can not properly care for."  I'm looking for any
advice anyone can give me.  
I know this situation has come up countless times, so if anyone is
willing to share their experiences, I would really appreciate your help.

Stephanie Rohwer

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