Archives for August 2007

What does the Wall Street Journal reporter who covered Rupert Murdoch's successful campaign to purchase Dow Jones (including the WSJ) think about the deal? Dennis Berman has just posted a video (below) on the WSJ website, in which he addresses the question of the paper's journalistic credibility by noting that e-mails are crowding his inbox from people saying that they plan … [Read more...] about Murdoch Victory Means Uncertain Times at the Journal

The top story in the August issue of Aviso, the American Association of Museum's newsletter, rehashes the debate between between me and AAM over the new Museums & Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA) program, funded and guided by the State Department in partnership with AAM. What's new is that the deadline for proposals has been extended to Aug. 24. Could it be that museums … [Read more...] about Dicey AAM/State Department Program Extends Deadline

Yesterday morning, in response to my query, the Guggenheim press office informed me that it would "be issuing a press release shortly" on the sudden resignation of Lisa Dennison from the New York museum directorship. It's noon the next day; still no press release. (Believe me, I've asked.). Could there be a little controversy over the wording? Meanwhile, for some stunning … [Read more...] about The Lisa Dennison Watch

UPDATE: The Getty has now confirmed the agreement, as described by AP and Corriere della Sera, below. UPDATE 2: The LA Times weighs in here. The NY Times here. The source for this story from Associated Press appears to be the Italian Culture Ministry. The negotiations about the so-called Getty Bronze have been postponed; "Aphrodite" stays at the Getty until 2010 and will be … [Read more...] about Italy Announces Agreement with the Getty UPDATED TWICE

The Signature Now On the Met Charles McGrath's Sunday NY Times article focused on Philippe de Montebello's formidable accomplishments as director of the Metropolitan Museum, as well as on people's fear of "le déluge" after he retires. One thing that everyone, including de Montebello, surely knows is that there are likely to be many changes under a new leader. But that's not … [Read more...] about Après Philippe: Whither the Met?