Professional Organizations
Press / Professional Organizations
Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD)
May 25, 2018
AAMD Statement on Sanction of Berkshire Museum and La Salle University Art Museum – Press Releases & Statements
April 5, 2018
Statement on Court Approval of Berkshire Museum Settlement
– Press Releases & Statements
February 9, 2018
Statement on Negotiated Agreement in Berkshire Museum Case
– Press Releases & Statements
December 15, 2017
Statement on December 15 Rally by Save the Art / Save the Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Press Releases & Statements
November 11, 2017
Statement in response to the November 10 action by Massachusetts Appeals Court to delay the proposed sale of artworks by the Berkshire Museum – Press Releases & Statements
November 7, 2017
Joint Statement on Berkshire Superior Court Decision Regarding Berkshire Museum Deaccessioning – Press Releases & Statements
July 25, 2017
Statement on the Berkshire Museum Proposal to Deaccession Works of Art for its Endowment, Operations, and to Fund Capital Investments
– Press Releases & Statements
About AAMD:
The Association of Art Museum Directors advances the profession by cultivating leadership capabilities of directors, advocating for the field, and fostering excellence in art museums. An agile, issues-driven organization, AAMD has three desired outcomes: engagement, leadership, and shared learning. Further information about AAMD’s professional practice guidelines and position papers is available at www.aamd.org
American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
August 7, 2018 / ETHICS
Museums and their Observers Debate the Field’s Deaccessioning Ethics
– by Steve Dubb, Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
April 5, 2018
Statement on Supreme Judicial Court Ruling in Berkshire Museum Case
– Press Release
February 9, 2018
Statement on Negotiated Agreement in Berkshire Museum Case
– Press Release
February 2, 2018
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises – Research and Reports
December 15, 2017
Statement on December 15 Rally by Save the Art – Save the Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Press Release
November 11, 2017
Statement in response to the November 10 action by Massachusetts Appeals Court to delay the proposed sale of artworks by the Berkshire Museum – Press Release
November 7, 2017
Statement in response to the decision by Berkshire Superior Court Judge John A. Agostini regarding the proposed deaccessioning by the Berkshire Museum – Press Release
July 25, 2017
Statement on The Berkshire Museum Proposal to Deaccession Works of Art for Its Endowment, Operations, and to Fund Capital Investments
– Press Release
Questions and Answers about Selling Objects from the Collection – Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practices
About AAM:
The American Alliance of Museums has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. Representing more than 35,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, institutions, and corporate partners serving the museum field, the Alliance stands for the broad scope of the museum community. For more information, visit www.aam-us.org
Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
November 28, 2018
Berkshire Museum Concludes Sale of Art in Much-Contested Deaccessioning – by Ruth McCambridge
August 6, 2018
Museums and their Observers Debate the Field’s Deaccessioning Ethics
– by Steve Dubb
June 7, 2018
Not Feeling the Board: A Little Berkshire Backstory– by Ruth McCambridge
May 30, 2018
Art Museum Trade Group Asks 243 Members to Not Lend to Berkshire Museum – by Ruth McCambridge
April 9, 2018
State Judge Upholds Berkshire Museum Sale of up to 40 Artworks
– by Steve Dubb
February 28, 2018
Berkshire Museum Art Sale Foes Make Final Attempt to Halt Auction of Masterworks – by Steve Dubb
February 14, 2018
Berkshire Museum Gets Green Light to Sell Art to Fund Capital Plan
– by Steve Dubb
December 13, 2017
Nonprofit Consultants’ Scenario Planning Scrutinized in Berkshire Museum Fight – by Ruth McCambridge
November 20, 2017
Berkshire Museum Inquiry Probes Board Member Conflict of Interest
– by Ruth McCambridge
November 6, 2017
As Art Sale Nears, Massachusetts AG Asserts Herself in Berkshire Museum Fracas– by Ruth McCambridge
November 1, 2017
Nonprofit Boards Should Heed This Multi-Stakeholder Revolt in Western Mass – by Ruth McCambridge
October 16, 2017
Proposed Pittsfield Museum Art Sale Raises Core Questions Regarding Nonprofit Stewardship– by Steve Dubb
August 18, 2017
A Statement from NEMA on the Situation at the Berkshire Museum Regarding Professional Standards – New England Museum Association (NEMA) *Note: as a point of disclosure, NEMA board member Mark Gold is attorney for the Berkshire Museum and has recused himself from deliberation and vote on this statement. Mr. Gold’s views on the subject of deaccessioning are his own and not reflective of NEMA’s position as an organization
August 10, 2017
Deaccessioning and Capitalization of Collections
by Darah Fogarty, The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
August 2, 2017
Museum Associations Opposed to Berkshire Museum Plan to Sell Artworks – PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST / A Service of Foundation Center
July 27, 2017
Berkshire Museum to Sell Art to Fund $60M Strategic Plan – massnonprofit news
July 24, 2017
Feigenbaum Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million To Berkshire Museum
– by BusinessWest Staff, BusinessWest.com
July 20, 2017
Laurie Norton Moffatt: Inviting a pause on sales of art – by Laurie Norton Moffatt, The Berkshire Eagle ~ Laurie Norton Moffatt is the director/CEO of the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Massachusetts Cultural Council
September 20, 2017
Mass Cultural Council works to elevate our rich cultural life in Massachusetts. We partner with communities across the Commonwealth to expand access, improve education, promote diversity, and encourage excellence in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Through our efforts, we make our state a better place to live, work, and visit for everyone.
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Code of Ethics for Museums.
Adopted 1993 by the AAM Board of Directors and amended in 2000