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Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced on Wednesday that the City of Cambridge will lose approximately $2.6 million in local aid for the fiscal year ending June 30—a nearly 10 percent decrease from the $26.7 million in local aid originally allotted. The cut...
A local university’s decision to sell a prized collection of modern art works by artists including Warhol, de Kooning, and Lichtenstein has ignited a firestorm of controversy that may prompt administrators to keep the art.
Brandeis University President Jehuda Reinharz announced in an e-mail to students Monday that the university would sell the collection of its Rose Art Museum in a public auction to ease a budget strained by the ongoing financial crisis.
But after the decision drew outrage from students and professors, Reinharz released a second statement Tuesday indicating the board of trustees might keep the collection, but that it would still close the museum and turn the space into a study and research center.
7 | Boston Selling Art to Save a School In order to combat a crippling budget crisis, Brandeis University said it will close its Rose Art Museum and sell all 6,000 pieces in its $400 million collection. The decision, which the state attorney general plans to review, sparked an outcry...