Baltimore Museum of Art Calls Off Controversial Deaccession Plan Hours Before Sale

In a shocking last-minute move, the Baltimore Museum of Art has “decided to pause” its plans to sell three works from its collection with Sotheby’s, according to a press release. The news was announced by the Maryland institution just two hours before two of the works were expected to hit the auction block in New York.
In a release, the museum said that the decision was made following “a private conversation between the BMA’s leadership and the Association of Art Mu