2009 foreign closed art institutions large inventory

In the face of the financial crisis in the global context, the international art market has been seriously challenged in this year. Now, a lot of galleries and art institutions face the closure of a storm, and has already announced the closure of many galleries in 2009, even the Pompidou Centre closed because of the strike by its employees a week's time. The following is a small data based on the 2009 inventory, in chronological order, closed foreign art institutions.

Museum of Contemporary Art in Las Vegas in March 2009 Close helpless

Las Vegas Art Museum in financial crisis had been closed. More than three months, the staff thinking about a variety of countermeasures to save the furniture, a 59-year-old agency, board members later announced that they have no choice. , The museum budget cuts to 100 million, and dismissal of staff. Patrick Duffy, Chairman of the Board said: "affected by the economic environment, some donors have been reduced where there is a population of 2 million, but the museum's members over 1000."

Museum of Contemporary Art the former curator Libby Lumpkin2005 years to work here, this agency becomes a venerable. In December of last year, when the Board announced budget cuts, she resigned from office. She said: "This is just a lesson, there is no public support for serious museum can not exist."

Opened in April 2009 only a year Phillips auction house to close the Cologne branch

Recently, the British auction house Phillips closed the Cologne branch. This auction house a year ago to open a branch here.

Reporter wrote: Stefan Koldehoff, October last year, the Mercury Group, Russia's luxury goods importers to buy a 50 percent stake in Phillips, which can be counted as time warning.

Zhefan decision was made in Moscow, the Mercury Group imports products from Gucci, Maserati and Chopard, the recent substantial decline in sales, there are rumors this Group brink of bankruptcy.

Two galleries in New York in June 2009 Close

The New York Times reported: Charles Cowles will be shut down before the end of the month. Struggled for three years in the art world, Cowles said he was ready to retire. At the same time, he said, are doing very well, in large auction held last month in New York, he did not see a major collector. In addition, Chelsea's Bellwether gallery owner Becky Smith said the imminent closure of his gallery. Economic impact, the gallery had to be adjusted. In the future, he will continue to private agents painter of the gallery.

Two galleries in London in June 2009 Close

"The Guardian" reported: Norman Foster designed in the Thames Albion Gallery, will be closed in June. Director Michael Hue-Williams said in a telephone interview: "In the current environment, this gallery is not suitable for survival right now, the situation is very difficult. Experienced this situation. Per person pressure is great." Also a gallery the Approach, will close next month venue in Fitzrovia area of ​​London. The address of the eastern part of the city remains. The Approach will continue in Basel and Frieze Art Fair exhibitors. Previously, many other London galleries closed, Alexandre Pollazzon gallery closed in December, Notting Hill Allsopp Contemporary indeed last month to close the message. Yvon Lambert, Paris and New York are just six months after it withdrew Hoxton Square.

Power House Memphis in August 2009 Gallery Close

Recently, Power House Memphis galleries will be shut down. Institutions open in January 2003, will be closed on August 31, is caused due to the current economic situation.

This four thousand seven hundred square feet of the building, has exhibited the works of Mitch Epstein, Marc Quinn, Glenn Ligon, Wangechi Mutu, Wade Guyton, Josh Smith and Kelley Walker et al. Chairman Dr. James Patterson Gallery Close is a very urgent matter, it is not. Seeking cooperation, but it seems that all are in trouble.

University of California, in August 2009 to consider closing Arts Library

The Los Angeles Times reported: The University of California has to consider closing the art library, this library has 270,000 books and works of art, architecture, design, movies, TV drama field. If the closure plan is passed, this library will shut down in the floor of public policy, the collection will be transferred to another library. University Librarian Gary Strong said: "This does not mean that we will stop serving arts organizations, we just traded one place.'s Current financial situation, unable to support distributed library.

The UBS November 2009 announced it would shut down in November 2009 in New York art galleries

UBS AG (abbreviation: UBS) decided to close the New York art galleries UBS

NEW YORK - UBS decided to close the UBS Art Gallery in New York 1285 Avenue. Galleries in the recent exhibition "Jack Wentworth Krakow: fight against extreme - painting (Jack Tworkov: Against Extremes - Five Decades of Painting)" Close ceased operations on October 27, 2009 after 50 years.

This decision is in accordance with the cost-cutting program, including downsizing, reorganization, conservation initiatives and change programs. UBS art collection has not been the impact of the decision to close the gallery.

UBS Art Gallery originally as the resources of a regional non-profit organizations, galleries and museums of the entire northeast region to cooperate to hold various exhibitions, exhibition projects from painting, sculpture and photography to quilt, pottery and furniture.

Pompidou Center for Contemporary Art high King / photography

November 2009 the Pompidou modern and contemporary art department employees were on strike to protest the layoffs

The Associated Press reports: Pompidou Centre on Monday had to be temporarily shut down, employees go on strike to protest against the modern and contemporary art department layoffs. The Labour Union worried, 1,100 jobs, 400 jobs will be cut in the next decade, the government plans to reduce the financial support. The strikers asked Minister of Culture FredericMitterrand to meet with them, the future of the Centre Pompidou, to give a clear answer. Today, 40 percent of the Pompidou employees over the age of 50. The mandatory retirement age in France is 70.

December 2009 the Louvre was forced to close due to workers' strike

December 3rd, the Louvre Museum in Paris, France was forced to close because of the museum employees were on strike, and was able to temporary workers hired after opening in the closure of a half-day. The same day, another two Pompidou Center and the Musee d'Orsay Paris three galleries also due to the strike by its employees had throughout the day closed. Museum employees are on strike because of layoff plans recently implemented by the French government museum, all over the world came to visiting tourists outsmarted.

The face of the financial pressure of the Claremont Museum forced to close in December 2009 and transfer the collection

Claremont Museum in California (Claremont Museum of Art), has been hit since the financial crisis, has been struggling to stay afloat, the museum recently announced to be shut down in December 27, and transferred to a warehouse about 100 permanent collections. Museum officials, the museum has rented space in an original citrus packing plant, planned for December 31 to move out. In October, the museum announced that three payments failed to achieve anticipated, leading to the museum was forced to layoff accept volunteers. In 2008, there were reports that the museum has been the sum of $ 10 million anonymous donation donations be delayed and can not be used for the operations of the museum, but the museum said. Claremont City Council $ 1.8879 ten thousand U.S. dollars in November, in order to maintain the museum operating until the end of 2009. In the past six weeks, the museum about $ 70,000 in debt, but only to raise a sum of $ 26,000. It is estimated that the museum a year of full-time employees operating expenses of approximately $ 213,000 over a period of time, the Museum of the annual budget has reached $ 900,000.

January 2010, the French government announced the closure of the Luxembourg Museum

The French government recently announced that it will close the Luxembourg Museum (Musée du Luxembourg) Museum and the French Senate in Luxembourg in utero. Recently, the museum held a Tiffany glass exhibition, the exhibition will be closed on January 17. This means that it would cut 25 full-time jobs and 75 part-time jobs.

According to reports, the French Senate expressed dissatisfaction museum managers and private companies SVO share interests. Senate President Gérard Larcher had described the relationship with SVO "pandemonium".

Museums and SVO held since Modigliani, Botticelli and Washington Phillips Collection Exhibition has attracted 5.5 million visitors. Means that plans for the sudden closure of the museum's exhibition "Boats and the Impressionists" (boat and impressionist) has been canceled.

Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in January 2010 a loss of $ 60 million

Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art

Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Art in Pasadena (Pasadena) move out by members of the public based on cultural considerations donated $ 10 million and a group of collectors funded jointly established. Equally important art status with the New York MOMA. The Museum is facing a serious financial crisis, it is learned that the museum every year since 1999, the budget deficit of $ 6 million, so far, nearly 50 million deficit. According to the former curator of the museum, the most important financial losses from the museum in 2000 to develop a major donor to pay business project. Second, in the past two years, the increase is to strengthen the fund raising ability of a curator, the curator during the inauguration of the museum annual increase doubled the donation costs. In addition, the museum admissions and membership revenue budget too much, when the highest reached $ 21 million.

The museum will be a major reform to resolve the dilemma. Financially, the ground billionaire Eli Broad (Eli Broad) for its contribution of $ 30 million. In addition, local as well as some other anonymous donors to the museum funds. Management, the Museum of the appointment of a director of the Art Institute of Chicago, then curator, and take the college system administration, and at the same time, according to the requirements of the Board will be autonomous entities. But also a deep level of cooperation with the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

In light of this reform, the Museum will begin to close in January 2010 six months and 10% of the budget will be cut.

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