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Witte Museum installs virus-killing air filters ahead of spring break
The Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas, has installed a new air purification system to make visiting the space safer during the coronavirus pandemic. Museum officials on Tuesday said the …
French Mayor Opens Museums, Defying Coronavirus Orders
Cultural institutions in France have been clamoring to reopen for months. They found an unlikely champion in a far-right civic official in Perpignan who has defied the national …
Closed Nearly a Year, Empty Museums in Los Angeles Struggle
All museums in the state must remain closed indoors (outside areas can be used), which is costing them $22 million a day, according to the museums association. Total estimated revenue …
How Two Artists’ Transformation of a Portland Museum May Provide a Blueprint for Larger Institutions
Washington County Museum in Portland, Oregon brought itself back from the brink of failure through decolonizing its practices and reinventing itself as the Five …
New lockdown leaves museums ‘fighting for survival’
The new lockdown has dealt a "body blow" to museums across the UK and many do not have the reserves to see them through the winter, the director of the Art Fund has warned. Recent …
Cash-Strapped Museums Looking for New Audiences Are Increasingly Doing Exhibits-for-Hire
A growing trend in the museum sector might scandalize traditionalists but is quickly being embraced by cash-strapped institutions: sponsored content. On either side of the Atlantic, …
Museum specimens could help fight the next pandemic – why preserving collections is crucial to future scientific discoveries
This paper outlines how existing loopholes in U.S. federal data policies, backward data priorities by scientific journals and a culture of data ownership have made it too easy for …