What price success?

Abstract

In an ever‐tightening worldwide economic situation, art museums have had to turn to a variety of fund‐raising devices, the most spectacular of which has been the large‐scale exhibition – the so‐called ‘blockbuster’. Although frequently successful in attracting a sizeable public, such activities may be financially hazardous and may push object‐ and research‐oriented policies into the background. This is but one of the many ambiguities confronting art museums which were explored in depth at an international conference entitled ‘Art Museums and the Price of Success’. Held in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum from 10 to 12 December 1992, under the sponsorship of the Boekmanstichting, it brought together museum directors, government officials, and scholars from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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