Earlier this year news broke that the Berkshire Museum intended to deaccession and send to auction more than 40 works of art, including two Norman Rockwell paintings donated by the artist himself. The news sparked a firestorm of controversy within the museum field because the Berkshire Museum is admittedly flouting the field’s standards, claiming that the deaccessioning is necessary to overcome a structural deficit and ensure the museum’s survival. Response to the news quickly demonstrated that there is a continuum of opinions in the field when it comes to the applicability of professional standards, especially those concerning deaccessioning.