Architecture, Museum Expansionism, Politics, Presentism

The Follow-Up

Posted by Pete on March 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm.

The Museum of Oxford will stay open for another year at least. After that, who knows?
As Brixham Museum struggles over £11k, the council asks its mayor to give up the £50k for his Jaguar and chauffeur: Councillor Vic Ellery said if there was a stark choice between a grant for the port’s museum and money for the civic budget it was not a difficult decision.
You can find newcurator on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr still. I’m now on ArtBabble and I hang about on Museum 3.0. Find me, friend me etc.
Wikipedia Loves Art now has over 10,000 photos in its Flickr pool
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre announced the project will cost $24 million (but are still considering sites) and are looking for grants.
Saatchi’s Artist X-Factor will be called “Best of British” (Ick) and you have until March 29th to submit your entry. (I would have called it Saatchi’s Angels)
Apparently, the whole news story about the Rose Art Museum was mainly outrage and miscommunication. Donn Zaretsky clears things up: It’s stopping being an actual “museum” and continuing as a student resource. Stuff my be sold (because it’s not a museum, no deaccessioning issues) in the future, but not in the current downturn.
I still haven’t been to see the Altermodernist exhibition yet and I won’t comment on it until I do.
The Museum of Expellees has withdrawn Erika Steinbach’s name from the board.

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