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Bührle Foundation’s provenance research is inadequate, report finds

The Art Newspaper

The report by Raphael Gross calls for more research and details how Jewish owners are omitted from the published provenance

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New display at Tate Modern highlights role technology can play in expanding the scope of UK museum collections

The Art Newspaper

Works by four artists were created as part of the Transforming Collections: Reimagining Art, Nation and Heritage research project

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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Most Fine Art Insurance professionals will agree that the best way to ensure that an insured loss is settled quickly and fairly is by properly documenting your art collection. Available Cloud-Based Collections Programs: There are many cloud-based programs that will catalogue collection images and data.

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Provenance Researcher

SPNHC

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History [link] The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to: 1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority (..)

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Finding Ellis Island Collectibles and Memorabilia

WorthPoint

Collectors, history buffs, and researchers looking for family connections seek out Ellis Island items and memorabilia like photos, tickets, and log books. While the database is handy for genealogy research, collectors mostly want actual paper records, postcards, photos, and other historical ephemera.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Monetizing art collecting as an investment activity reduces the ancient, passionate practice of building a collection to a dry act of turning paintings into units of stock that can enhance one's "portfolio." The very first thing to ask yourself is what do you hope to accomplish by building a collection?

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Assistant Research Scientist, Vertebrate Curator

SPNHC

Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute [link] The Illinois Natural History Survey is searching for a Vertebrate Curator to lead a research program and serve as the head of either the Fish or Herpetology collection at INHS in Champaign, Illinois.