Okay, so the title isn’t exactly applicable. However, I came across a pretty interesting article about the bankruptcy of a potential museum in Virginia. Basically, the US National Slavery museum had tried to get funding initially to build their building and start collecting objects. Unfortunately, they went bankrupt before construction could officially begin (I think). So, this brings up a pretty interesting ethical issue!
Obviously it’s ethical for us to take care of our museums so we don’t go bankrupt. What happens if we don’t run our museum financially saavy? Do we lose all the objects because we spent too much too soon? That might be a question for Dr. Holcomb, but it adds a new level of responsibility and humility for me.
