Why “De-Accessioning” Is A Very Bad Idea

So British museums should sell off art they’re not using? “It’s obvious de-accessioning risks the loss of works to the nation that may be far more valued in a few years than they are now. Caravaggio was deeply unfashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries. What if museums like the Louvre or the Uffizi had actually sold off his works?”