Randi Mason: Damn, the Rubin Museum of Art is closing their building in Chelsea.

Damn, the Rubin Museum of Art is closing their building in Chelsea.

(Giftlink) 📜 www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/a...

Amid Challenges, Small New York City Museums Are Closing Their Doorswww.nytimes.com One quarter of all cultural institutions are dipping into their reserves or endowments to cover operating expenses. Mergers may be on the horizon.

I thought the Rubin in NY closed because so many of their objects were of disputed provenance - their display was mostly Asian art that was claimed by multiple governments. The Rubin DC & FL museums are still operating AFAIK.

I hadn’t heard that, although I didn’t know they had returned works to Nepal either. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Rubin Museum to Shutter New York Space After 20 Years, Pivot to ‘Global’ Modelwww.artnews.com The Rubin Museum of Art will close its New York space after 20 years and reboot as a 'global organization.'

Erin Thompson (@artcrimeprof on the other site) had an article about the collection a while back.

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