deaccession

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  1. transitive verb To remove and sell (a work of art) from a museum's collection, especially in order to purchase other works of art: "He also denied that ... friends of the museum were permitted to buy ... pieces that were deaccessioned” (New York Times).
  2. intransitive verb To remove a work of art from a museum's collection and sell it.

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  • Suppose that the rule were radically altered to: you can deaccession and spend the money on whatever you want - a new roof, working capital, education programs, or even a boffo night out with your chums on the board -- provided that you ensure that the institution or individual to whom you sell commits in some binding form to equal or higher conservational standards and equal or higher public access. —  The Art Law Blog
  • He also identifies the next case on the deaccession docket: the City of Duluth is —  The Art Law Blog
  • The library council plans to review as many as 18,000 items (some dating back to the 15th century) for possible deaccession, with proceeds going to fund technological improvements across the library system. —  PhiloBiblos
  • Over 150 lots of fine art to include many paintings acquired in the 1990s at Sotheby's and Christie's, and phase II of the deaccession of the Old School Square Museum plus 150 Victorian spoon warmers will cross the block April 4,5 —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • Second, they must lift the ban on deaccession (the selling-off of holdings), not only to —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
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