NEWS The Art Museum Partnership

AXA Art Insurance Offers Security Audits
Press Release
AXA Art, a leading global art insurance specialist has announced that effective
immediately, the company is offering to conduct security protocol assessments
of museums in its key markets. The goal is to identify weaknesses and to
provide feedback on measures that can be quickly implemented to deter theft.

In the face of the most recent major art thefts in Switzerland - within only a few
days of each other and heightened concerns within the museum community
about increases in frequency of such major incidents - the goal of AXA Art is to
offer assistance to museums that seek to re-examine and improve their existing
physical, electronic and manned security systems and procedures. This process
will include an interview and physical inspection by an AXA Art approved security
surveyor followed by recommendations to each museum to enhance its existing
procedures. The surveys will concentrate on all aspects of theft and armed
robbery prevention…

College Art Association Board Approves New Professional Guidelines
College Art Association
Since its founding in 1911, CAA has regularly issued Standards and
Guidelines—professional practices for the fields of art and art history—which
are developed by CAA’s committees and special task forces and presented to
the Board of Directors for approval. CAA encourages all members, institutional
and individual, to read, understand, and use these documents, published
formally since 1973.

The L atest National Edowment for the Arts S tudy
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Arts and Civic Engagement is a study of vital importance to every arts
organization in America. For the first time, artists, arts advocates, and educators
have the means to communicate -- in empirical terms -- the far-reaching benefits
of participating in the arts. Healthy communities depend on active citizens. The
arts play an irreplaceable role in producing both those citizens and communities.