Um….YES.

Robert Fulford fleshes out this question in today’s National Post.

He asks: “Is our country too poor? Obviously not. Are we more miserly than other countries? Don’t think so. Have we never gone out of our way to impress on our politicians that museums are crucial to national well-being?”

Read the rest of the article HERE

In other news, the London Times published this:

Percentage change in art prices from June 2006 to June 2007

+7.6 Old Masters
-7.5 British 17th-century and 19th-century portraits
+19.1 European 19th-century art
+26.3 English sporting painting
-27.5 English watercolours
+6.3 English 20th-century painting
+8.7 English 19th-century painting
+44.3 Modern art
+55.3 Contemporary art

Source: Hiscox Art Market Research Index

Read the full article - about whether we are going to see the art boom go bust - HERE