More than a dozen major cultural institutions are trying to put the brakes on a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature to regulate the deaccessioning of collections.
Mon 22 Jun 2009
Tue 24 Mar 2009
Filed under: Picasso, Pablo, Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum, Museums, Federal District Courts, Art — @ 4:56 am
The Picasso paintings, now owned by the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, were purportedly sold under duress in Nazi Germany.
Tue 3 Feb 2009
Filed under: Picasso, Pablo, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum, Museums, Art — @ 8:34 am
A settlement reached with heirs of the original owner of two Picassos allows the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum to continue to own the works.
Tue 3 Feb 2009
Filed under: Picasso, Pablo, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum, Museums, Art — @ 6:11 am
A settlement reached with heirs of the original owner of two Picassos allows the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum to continue to own the works.
Wed 3 Sep 2008
Filed under: Armstrong, Richard, Guggenheim, Solomon R, Foundation, Guggenheim, Solomon R, Museum, Museums, Appointments and Executive Changes — @ 6:01 am
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is poised to name Richard Armstrong as its new director, replacing Thomas R. Krens, who is stepping down.
Tue 3 Jun 2008
The World Science Festival in New York City did not go off without a hitch, but the organizers may have created a new cultural institution.