In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema

The New York State Board of Regents agreed Tuesday to abandon restrictions on museums selling art to cover their operating costs, according to The New York Times.

The board had been expected to make the regulations imposed in 2008 permanent following the failure of a state bill to bar such “deaccessioning” of museum collections. But David Steiner, the state’s education commissioner, said that “there was no consensus on the efficacy of the regulations,” which will be allowed to expire on October 8."