{"id":23036,"date":"2016-01-21T13:23:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T13:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/blog\/?p=23036"},"modified":"2023-12-18T07:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:29:11","slug":"museums-are-keeping-a-ton-of-the-worlds-most-famous-art-locked-away-in-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2016\/01\/museums-are-keeping-a-ton-of-the-worlds-most-famous-art-locked-away-in-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Museums are keeping a ton of the world\u2019s most famous art locked away in storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is very old news for many in the business, but I am sure most people are not aware of this fact. \u00a0It is really sad\u00a0when you realize that most works owned by museums never see the light of day. \u00a0In fact, only about 5% of a museum&#8217;s collection is ever exhibited. \u00a0I have often looked through the Met&#8217;s online database just to see images of some of the great 19th century Academic works in its\u00a0collection. \u00a0The article posted on Quartz shines a little more light on the issue. \u00a0To read more, click <a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/583354\/why-is-so-much-of-the-worlds-great-art-in-storage\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/583354\/why-is-so-much-of-the-worlds-great-art-in-storage\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/atlas_EkaD7rC8x.png\" alt=\"atlas_EkaD7rC8x\" width=\"313\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Display Chart<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is very old news for many in the business, but I am sure most people are not aware of this fact. \u00a0It is really sad\u00a0when you realize that most works owned by museums never see the light of day. &hellip; 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