Symposium Program
October 16, 2008
8:00am-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am-8:45am Welcome
8:45am-10:15am Session 1 - PODCAST
Governance: The Increasing Challenges of Collecting, Displaying and Maintaining Museum Collections
The goal of this session is to educate those who are facing the increasing complexities of collecting art and antiquities to step back and consider how basic duties of care, loyalty and obedience provide a foundation for prudent decision-making.
Speakers:
Stephen Urice, Professor, University of Miami School of Law
Rhoda Rosen, Director, Spertus Museum
Gary T. Johnson, President, Chicago Historical Museum
Julie Getzels, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Art Institute of Chicago
Moderator:
Thomas Kline, Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am-12:15pm Session 2 - PODCAST Part 1, PODCAST Part 2
Risks Associated with Collecting Antiquities: Evolving Museum Practices and Standards
Speakers:
John Russell, Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Richard Leventhal, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Patty Gerstenblith, Professor, DePaul University College of Law
Susan M. Taylor, Former Director, Princeton University Art Museum
Dan Monroe, Director, Peabody Essex Museum
Martin Sullivan, Director, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Moderator:
Louise Lincoln, Director, DePaul University Art Museum
12:15pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-2:45pm Session 3 - PODCAST
Risks Associated with International Loans: Foreign Sovereign Immunity and Immunity of Art Works from Seizure
Speakers:
Howard Spiegler, Partner, Herrick Feinstein, New York
Stephen J. Knerly, Esq., Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Laina Lopez, Attorney, Berliner, Corcoran and Rowe
Moderator:
Jennifer Kreder, Professor, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
2:45pm-3:00pm Break
3:00pm-4:30pm Session 4 - PODCAST
Future Directions: What’s a Poor Museum (and Board) To Do?
Speakers:
Joseph Brennan, Vice President and General Counsel, Field Museum of Natural History
Jane Levine, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer, Sotheby’s
Thomas Kline, Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP
Dan Monroe, Director, Peabody Essex Museum
Jennifer Kreder, Professor, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
Moderator:
Patty Gerstenblith, Professor, DePaul University College of Law
4:30pm-5:30pm Reception