Art museum sell art

Introduction

Should not sell

conclusion

Counter: The city government has the right and responsibility to act rationally for the financial well-being of its citizens

The city has the political duty and responsibility to listen to public opinion

The deal should not go through due to uncertainty regarding the cash value of many works within the collection

While the city has ownership, it cannot sell the collection, for risk of breaking contract

The DIA is unusual among major civic museums in that the city retains ownership of the building and collection" (Gallagher & Stryker 2013)

Evidence

To be fair a lot of the works within have been donated and likely hold stipulations as to what may be done with them. (Facebook)

There has been an outpouring of opposition from both political leaders and private citizens (Gallagher & Stryker 2013)

Evidence

Just because Detroit has never managed their money correctly doesn't mean they can pillage the DIA! Shame on them for at least 40 years of mismanagement & corruption (facebook)

Thats a guess as to what it would bring on the open market, the only way you would test the value would be on the open market through an auctionist depending on what collectors are willing to pay

Evidence

can not give an exact value on the collection it is because works like Van Gogh and Rembrandt dont exactly hit the market everyday. There isn't an exact value on the works. (Facebook)

There is no guarantee this will solve the financial problems

They actually do not have the right to sell

The citizens don't want it to be sold

Evidence

Many of the holdings were given to the museum under legal agreements that they not be sold. (Gallagher & Stryker 2013)