In the Arts: Indiana Museum Demystifies ‘Deaccessioning’
March 24, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has posted an online catalog of items from its collection that are up for sale and their respective values, according to the Courier-Journal, in Louisville, Ky.
The database on the museum’s Web site resulted from a systematic evaluation of its collection started in 2007 to identify candidates for “deaccessioning” — meaning art it wants to sell or trade. Income from the sale of items ranging from pieces of lace to French paintings and Asian art will be used to purchase new works.
In other arts news, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the St. Louis Art Museum is going ahead with a planned expansion that was halted last year due to the recession. The museum has raised $60-million, plus a like amount in pledges, for the $125-million capital campaign, and the board of commissioners has requested a plan to break ground late this year.
Also: The Master Chorale of Washington, one of the city’s largest choruses, announced it will shut down in May, citing substantial investment losses, The Washington Post reports.
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