Simon Jenkins’s Article

Posted by Pete on March 27, 2009 at 8:11 pm.

There is so much quote-worthy in this article by Simon Jenkins that I’m just going to choose one and tell you to read the rest. The following quote is in regards of the 2003 National Museums Directors’ Conference on selling objects as part of collections management.

This proposal was disregarded. “Saving for the nation” has become code for a professional belief that anything hidden in a curator’s store was better off there than when shared with the public: the ultimate conspiracy against the laity.

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Simon Jenkins’s Article