THREAD | The Editorial Board at the Financial Times have put together an op-ed claiming 'Corporate arts patrons deserve praise not blame' and that protests against unethical sponsors and donors are counterproductive. Here's some of the flaws in their argument... ft.com/content/583a31… 1/12

Excited to be part of this conference and deliver my presentation about new business models in the museum sector

Nan Goldin threatens London gallery boycott over £1m gift from Sackler fund theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Arts Professional Following FOI requests, we reveal in this new blog how relations soured at the British Museum when BP claimed another sponsor's logo was 'too prominent' and how the British Ambassador boosted BP's spin on its business in Iraq... cultureunstained.org/2019/02/21/how…

Together with our partners from the Creative Lenses project, we have developed the Arts & Culture Knowledge Base, an inspirational platform full of resources on business model innovation for arts and cultural managers cultureknowledgebase.eu

Creative Lenses final conference will gather cultural practitioners, funders, policymakers and researchers to share, review and assess perspectives, insights and opinions relating to organisational sustainability, business model change and cultural value creativelenses.eu/page/creative-…

London's National Portrait Gallery drops £1m grant from Sackler Trust : theartnewspaper.com/news/london-s-…

Breaking news! The Sackler Trust UK just announced they are no longer going to give $ to museums,institutions, etc!Before more can refuse. Congrats to the 2 in London. I regret the money they needed but the source is too corrupted@[email protected]

Christo to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris: theartnewspaper.com/news/christo-t…

Call for PhD fellowships in creative industries. LabEx ICCA offers PhD fellowships starting in October 2019 for a duration of 3 years. icca.univ-paris13.fr/appel-a-candid…

Natural History Museum Will Not Host Gala for Brazil’s President nyti.ms/2XgMnOZ

“Some basic due diligence would have revealed the controversy over Souter’s anti-LGBT views. This is another sign that cultural organizations can take a bold ethical stance when they choose to.” #turnerprize #stagecoach nytimes.com/2019/05/03/art…

How ethical can museums afford to be? We ask five major UK art institutions about funding challenges: theartnewspaper.com/news/how-ethic…

The vote on the alternative definition has been postponed: ✅ Yes: 70,41% ❎ No: 27,99% Abstain: 0,36% No vote: 1,25% #ICOMKyoto2019

Voting on new #museumdefinition has been postponed #ICOMKyoto2019

The sector was always hierarchical and has become more institutionalised. “Influence is almost exclusively cultivated by, or within, the establishment” says Sara Selwood bit.ly/2PBpjK3

Nous vous attendrons nombreux le 13/11 à 16h à la MSH Paris Nord @mshparisnord.bsky.social pour écouter Christian Poirier, chercheur Centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’INRS sur la citoyenneté culturelle comme horizon interprétatif de la participation et Marek Prokupek, sur le financement éthique des musées. icca.univ-paris13.fr/seminaire-de-r…

Comment | As institutions reopen their doors to a world that has changed significantly, public scrutiny of private money is not going away, says Joe Dunning ow.ly/TicQ50A8TV5

The Louvre will have a female president for the first time in its 228-year history. Laurence des Cars, who is currently president of the Musée d’Orsay, will take over the job — one of the most important in the art world — in September. nyti.ms/3fMBf7p