Comments on: Transparency and Museums – Walking the Talk Part 1 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/ The IMA blog is a space to discuss everything related to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Timmie http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-93834 Timmie Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-93834 If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

]]> By: white summer dresses http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-85694 white summer dresses Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:05:15 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-85694 Great informative post. Like the thermometer analogy. You definitely have an impressive way of expressing your ideas.

James

]]> By: Jane http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-83858 Jane Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:36:43 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-83858 After reading this post, and taking a look at the deaccessioned artworks page, I noticed you (as in the collective IMA) use the terms deaccession and disposal interchangeably on your website. You get it right in your deaccession policy, though: accessioned works can be deaccessioned. Deaccessioned works can then be disposed. On your intro blurb you mention unaccessioned works possibly being deaccessioned (when you mean they could be disposed), and works whose title has been gained through an abandoned property law being accessioned or deaccessioned (when it would be logical to just dispose of the unwanted material after title has passed to you, rather than accessioning them and then deaccessioning them).

Deaccessioning removes an object from the collection, but does not change ownership of the property, or remove the property from the premises. Disposal does those things.

It’s a pet peeve of mine that museums themselves can’t get their terms straight. How is the public supposed to understand the difference?

]]> By: Transparenz im Museum: ein Dashboard zeigt die Erfolgsindikatoren an « Das Kulturmanagement Blog http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-58867 Transparenz im Museum: ein Dashboard zeigt die Erfolgsindikatoren an « Das Kulturmanagement Blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:02:33 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-58867 [...] Wie wichtig dem Museum diese Transparenz ist, betont Rob Stein, Chief Information Officer, zum Auftakt einer vierteiligen Blogserie zu diesem Thema: „One of the things I’ve been proud of during my time here at the IMA is [...]

]]> By: Transparency and Museums: Transparency in Practice | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-58742 Transparency and Museums: Transparency in Practice | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:31 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-58742 [...] Walking The Talk [...]

]]> By: Transparency and Museums (Part 3) – Institutional Culture | Recent Addition http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-58153 Transparency and Museums (Part 3) – Institutional Culture | Recent Addition Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:14 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-58153 [...] you’re just joining the conversation, here are links to parts 1 and 2 of this series. (Part 1 – Walking the Talk) (Part 2 – Reasons for Transparency)  Please join the conversation in the comments and tell [...]

]]> By: Transparency and Museums (Part 3) – Institutional Culture | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-58112 Transparency and Museums (Part 3) – Institutional Culture | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:05 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-58112 [...] you’re just joining the conversation, here are links to parts 1 and 2 of this series. (Part 1 – Walking the Talk) (Part 2 – Reasons for Transparency)  Please join the conversation in the comments and tell [...]

]]> By: Transparency and Museums (Part 2) – Reasons for Transparency | Recent Addition http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-57514 Transparency and Museums (Part 2) – Reasons for Transparency | Recent Addition Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-57514 [...] week in part one of this series, we looked at a working definition of transparency on which to base the context of our [...]

]]> By: | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-57469 | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:02:32 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-57469 [...] Transparency and Museums – Walking the Talk Part 1 [...]

]]> By: Nina Simon http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/11/03/transparency-and-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-56948 Nina Simon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=9283#comment-56948 Hi Rob,
Thanks for these thoughts. I understand much of what you write, but it is confusing that an art museum is effectively a waypoint along a piece’s journey through the world that is unmoored from financial valuation. Pop into the museum rabbit hole and financial value becomes a non-issue. Pop out, and the $$ value reemerges. I understand the reasons why, but it is a bit odd and makes me want to learn more about the relationship between the commercial art world and museums.

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