Why would the financing of the museum be the primary metric? The common good of Rodin reproductions is easily comparable with a moderate pinch in the museum's cash flow. Or it's closer to being incomparable, but from the other direction.
I’m extrapolating. I don’t have direct insight in to the higher levels of museum org charts, but what I do have is lots of first-hand experience with the higher levels of corporate org charts. Specifically calling out the “what can we control to keep this business afloat” type of person. When I read the piece I saw a lot of the signs I would expect to see from that type of person