deaccession
verb
de·ac·ces·sion
| \ ˌdē-ik-ˈse-shən
, -ak-\
, -ak-\
deaccessioned;
deaccessioning;
deaccessions
Definition of deaccession
: to sell or otherwise dispose of (an item in a collection)
the museum deaccessioned several paintings
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Examples of deaccession in a Sentence
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art deaccessioned a painting by Mark Rothko gifted to the museum by Peggy Guggenheim and used the proceeds to make the collections more diverse. — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "Essential Arts: Spanish art at the San Diego Museum of Art is looking golden," 29 June 2019 One area of concern could be whether the university is violating the intents of any donors or funders by selling the 46 works of art deaccessioned by the museum and consigned to Christie’s. — Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, "Pa. attorney general reviewing La Salle plan to sell museum art," 16 Mar. 2018 The book covers came from the library of the African American Studies department at the University of California, Berkeley, which was deaccessioning obsolete items. — Roberta Smith, Holland Cotter And Martha Schwendener, New York Times, "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week," 12 Jan. 2017 The traditional quilter’s resourcefulness in repurposing scraps resonates as well with the artist’s own use of old, unwanted films (many of them deaccessioned by the Fashion Institute of Technology). — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "Her quilts are made of 16-mm film. Here's what they reveal, frame by frame," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deaccession.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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