Berkshire Museum releases documents despite newspaper`s refusal to provide answers
(Artdaily.org)

The Berkshire Museum is releasing documents previously under court seal that provide insight into the planning that led to the Museum’s proposed New Vision and the financial challenges facing the museum. The museum is releasing the documents despite the refusal of the Berkshire Eagle to provide information requested by the museum’s lawyers concerning potential conflicts of interest in the newspaper’s involvement in a $1 million offer from anonymous donors seeking to stop the museum from deaccessioning certain works. The documents released by the museum, sought by the Berkshire Eagle, are exhibits in the ongoing legal action surrounding the museum’s proposed sale of certain art works needed to secure the museum’s future. The museum is not challenging the Berkshire Eagle’s request for the documents. The museum is choosing to release the documents despite the fact the newspaper’s lawyers refused,