“In a world galloping towards the accommodation of questionable regimes such as those seen in Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China, individuals and institutions are weighing up their priorities and possibly recalibrating their values.”
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Towards the Ethical Art Museum (2025) author
Gareth Harris, on the geopolitical pressures facing western institutions. Observing that museums often “mask these challenging arrangements in educational and research terms,” Harris argues that partnerships with authoritarian states are increasingly providing “extra funding streams.”
