Re: Detroit Institute of Art Selling off Collection?

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2012/3/3 9:54:56

Interesting article, but the title is misleading. The DIA and the historical museum are completely separate entities in terms of management and funding. Both are long past the days of getting any sizable portion of their operating budget from the city, and have broken off to be more self sustaining, outside the influences of city politics.
As in any of these things there are powerful people (read: wealthy)who look out for the well being of each institution, and the money that could be raised by selling Rembrants or Packards could reach record values, but that money would be miniscule in terms of city debt and annual budgets. There has been talk of selling off the Historical Museum's car collection for years, no action.