Its not just an ethical question is it? It is my understanding that non-profit institutions aren't allowed to sell anything, unless under special circumstances. On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Eric Siegel wrote: > I've been given to understand that selling art from a museum exhibit > is considered against the museum code of ethics. I guess the idea is > that commerce degrades curatorial integrity, and that there is a > conflict of interest. This conflict goes: If MOMA displays the work > of an artist, the value of that work goes up. If MOMA then sells the > work of that artist, MOMA is benefitting from its own imprimatur. I > always thought that this was pretty stringent, but I'm told that this > is the museum ethical standard. > > Eric Siegel > [log in to unmask] >