from Art Newspaper -
Smithsonian art museums have reached a “critical point”
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from The New York Times -
Embattled Smithsonian Official Resigns
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Not necessarily one thing leading to another, but there is no denying that the only way to sustain a world-class museum organisation is to build one which is highly focused on being a world-class museum rather than something else. Then again, aren't museums no longer fashionable, hence the rise of lifestyle venues, instead?
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