U.S. MUSEUMS STRUGGLE AMID RECESSION, BUT ATTENDANCE IS UP
Submitted by Tommer on April 8, 2009
Are museums the talking-motion-pictures of this recession?
The recession is hitting museums hard from coast to coast, forcing directors to boost admission fees, cut budgets and staff, and put ambitious projects on hold. But in a twist on the bleak economic news, museums are actually reporting an increase in attendance.
“It’s not the worst of times for museums, curiously enough,” Michael Conforti, president of the Association of Art Museum Directors, says. “Although all nonprofits and profits are struggling, we do have a curious place in this reality.”