艺术博物馆藏品出售:一个富有争议的藏品管理工具

Art Museums Selling Collections:A Controversial Tool of Collections Management

藏品出售是西方博物馆藏品退藏的一种处理方式。它已经成为美国的艺术博物馆一项必要的藏品管理工具。藏品出售的效用与风险并存,仍然是一个富有争议的藏品管理工具。艺术博物馆藏品出售的缘由、标准、资金用途和影响表明,藏品出售能够帮助艺术博物馆筹集资金、减轻收藏负担、提升整体收藏水平、实现艺术博物馆的宗旨等。同时,藏品出售也可能使博物馆陷入风险之中,如违反公众信托、打击潜在捐赠者、影响管理者的工作积极性等。

Selling objects from the collection is a deaccessioning practice of museums in the west.In the U.S.,it has become an essential tool of collection management for art museums,however a controversial tool as it comes with both benefits and risks.By analyzing the reasons,criteria,impacts of the selling and the use of the funds obtained from the selling,it is revealed that selling collections may help art museums raise funds,reduce the burden of collection,improve the overall collection quality,and realize the institutional mission.At the same time,the selling of collections may put museums at risk of violating public trust,discouraging potential donors,and affecting the enthusiasm of managers.