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Deaccessioning After 2020

Time: 9 a.m. March 18 - 6 p.m. March 19

Location: Virtual

Thursday, March 18 - 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Friday, March 19 - 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EST)

In the post-2020 landscape, museums are faced with what it means to diversify an art collection, the extent to which they may or should use deaccessioning proceeds to drive that diversification, fund operating expenses, ensure the survival of the museum, or address issues of systemic under-compensation or pay inequity within the ranks of museum staff.

A series of virtual gatherings will comprehensively address these urgent topics in two days of compelling panel discussions and plenary keynote remarks. The symposium’s agenda reflects a broad set of perspectives and taps experts from across the art and museum world, from directors and trustees, seasoned museum professionals, scholars, legal experts, artists, auction houses, and critics. Organized by the Graduate Program in Museum Studies, College of Visual and Performing Arts, and the College of Law at Syracuse University.

View or download a printable schedule of planned sessions.

Please register by March 14, 2021.

Additional supporters:

  • College of Law
  • College of Visual and Performing Arts, Museum Studies
  • College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Design
  • Syracuse University Humanities Center

Andrew Saluti, VPA, School of Design, Museum Studies