Selling That Warhol In the Museum Attic: Brandeis' Deaccessioning Raises Legal Issues

Museum collections have long tantalized would-be buyers and dealers of fine art. With most museums displaying a third or less of their collections at any given time - before it moved into its new building in 2004, the Museum of Modern Art was able to display only 10 percent of its magnificent collection - there's a lot of beautiful and valuable art that's not often seen by private collectors or the general public.
 

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Would You Like Fries With That Picasso? The International Franchising of World Class Museums

Decades ago, profit-driven business ventures such as McDonald's paved the way for international franchising – bringing the Big Mac to over 119 countries worldwide.  In the late 1940's, the Guggenheim Foundation followed suit, paving the way for the international franchising of world class museums.

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