Topic
Museums
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Turtle Talk
Eighth Circuit Rejects Equal Protection Challenge to Nebraska Museum Admissions Fee
Here is the opinion in Nare v. Omaha Discovery Trust. Briefs: Appellant Brief.pdfDownload Appellee Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload District court materials: 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 8 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 14 Opposition.pdfDownload 15 Reply.pdfDownload 19…
Althouse
"Think about the 250th. A lot's going to happen this summer on the Mall. But come the end of the year, what's still going to still be on the Mall? The bronze bison."
By Ann Althouse
From "Smithsonian brings bison back to the National Mall with gigantic statues" (WaPo)(gift link, because this is all about the photographs).
China Law Insight
谈艺录：民办博物馆举办者退出困境
By King & Wood
作者：马捷 (Jay Ma) 陈依漫 宋滕昊 近日，一则关于瑞士Langmatt Museum拟通过拍卖出售三幅馆藏保罗·塞尚作品用于维持博物馆运营的新闻闹得满城风雨。对此，国际博物馆协会瑞士分会主席Tobia Bezzola称这是“绝对不允许的”，并警告这次拍卖可能会给其他博物馆树立“一个极其危险的榜样”。而Langmatt Foundation的前主席Alfred Sulzer甚至认为出售是非法的。与之相对的一个事例，则是位于日本大阪的藤田美术馆于2017年将馆藏的南宋陈容《六龙图》等艺术珍品委托拍卖，筹款2.69亿美元用以重建馆舍。 经检索，境外博物馆拍卖出售馆藏其实并不鲜见，如1996年9月美国加州中国古典家具博物馆的明清家具专场拍卖、2007年波士顿美术馆的“波士顿美术馆藏中国清早期瓷器”专题拍卖、2016年美国大都会艺术博物馆的“美藏于斯——大都会艺术博物馆珍藏中国瓷器”拍卖等等。 阅读更多
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
National Mustard Museum!
I don't eat ketchup.While I like basically all of the ingredients in ketchup (tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt), for some reason I find them disgusting put together. And there's no need…
Global Trade Policy Blog
Met Artifact Return Highlights Museums’ Legal, Ethical Risks
By Luke Tillman
Luke Tillman and Rebecca Robinson recently published an article in Law 360 assessing US regulations governing the importation of certain types of artwork and cultural antiquities. The article explores how…
For Purpose Law Group Blog
The Purpose-Driven Museum of Us
“It’s us, your new museum.” In the midst of the pandemic, the 100-year-old San Diego Museum of Man – nestled among a dozen or so major cultural institutions in beautiful…
Future Lawyer
I, For One, Welcome Our Future Museum Walking Robot Overlords.
By rickgeorges
Take A Virtual Tour Of These Museums On International Museum Day. While I am on the subject of walking, talking robots giving tours of Museums, this page lists a bunch…
The Faculty Lounge
What Should Museums Do With The Bones Of The Enslaved?
The New York Times. Or this one, "Penn Museum owes reparations for previously holding remains of a MOVE bombing victim." (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology.)
ImmigrationProf Blog
National Museum of the American Latino: 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
A new Smithsonian museum is on the horizon: the National Museum of the American Latino. Its founding is contemplated on pages 352-76 of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The section…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
John Waters, Droll Bard of Baltimore, Promises Art to Hometown Museum
John Waters is a filmmaker, known for his 1988 movie "Pecker." Fitting for a steward of the arts, the movie portrays the life of a young photographer. This week, John Waters…