How do two different museums obtain the same piece of art ?

Question by Katie: How do two different museums obtain the same piece of art ?

This may seem like a dumb question (and I am personally ashamed for having to ask) but I saw the statue of the Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer at the Met in NYC and I know that it is also at other museums as well. Are they just replicas of the original? How do you know if it's the original? Did he do a lot of versions of it? I've always wondered that (about all of the artwork, not just Degas)




Best answer:

Answer by Troy
A lot of museums lend art to other museums for different exhibitions. That could be why you might see a work of art at two separate museums.

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