Museum lawyers weigh in on diversity initiatives, joint acquisitions and more at industry conference

The annual gathering organised by the American Law Institute and co-sponsored by the Smithsonian took place recently in Philadelphia

• Martha Lufkin
• The Art NewsPaper

Last month more than 300 lawyers, museum staff and art law devotees convened in Philadelphia and by webinar for the popular annual conference on legal issues in museum administration, hosted by the non-profit American Law Institute and co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.

Among other topics under discussion from 17 to 19 May, experts offered art law updates on regulatory and legislative changes, litigation, tax, copyright and trademark, NFTs (non-fungible tokens), ethical returns, international loans and…

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