Deaccessioning: Art, Morals, and the Law

Nicholas O'Donnell presented, "Deaccessioning: Art, Morals, and the Law," at Northeastern University School of Law on May 10, 2018. The event was co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and Northeastern's Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity.

Nick discussed the overlap between law, regulation and ethics as they relate to the decision by museums to sell objects in their collection. His presentation focused on the similarities and differences between the Barnes, Corcoran and Berkshire Museum cases.