Resources for February 11

Images from Mining the Museum

Comic book pages about Dina Gottliebova Babbitt 

 

NAGPRA case study

Reversing the Flow of Traffic in the Market of Cultural Property (read the section “Return of the Ahayu:da”)

(If you’re interested in the Ahayu:da repatriation by the Smithsonian, you might read this longer, much more detailed article about the transaction)

Notice of intent to repatriate under NAGPRA

 

Deaccessioning case studies

Little Bighorn flag at the Detroit Institute of Arts

• Associated Press story
• Ethical issues surrounding the sale
• The sale of the flag

Paintings at Randolph College 

• Summary of the controversy
• A play-by-play of the “deaccessioning”
• Dan Monroe’s (Association of Art Museum Directors) letter to Randolph College

Museum collections data

• Powerhouse Museum collections database
• Center for Sacramento History collections database
• Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum collections database
• The Cooper-Hewitt releases its collection database metadata