WASHINGTON (AP).- After the Great Recession swept through, the Delaware Art Museum had laid off half its staff, cut salaries and lost crucial support from corporations. Yet attendance was up last year at the Wilmington museum, reflecting the same tren…
U.S. Museums Face Financial Woes, Get More Visitors Says American Association of Museums
WASHINGTON (AP).- After the Great Recession swept through, the Delaware Art Museum had laid off half its staff, cut salaries and lost crucial support from corporations. Yet attendance was up last year at the Wilmington museum, reflecting the same tren…
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
AAMD and AAM Statement Regarding Pollock and University of Iowa Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- In response to the recent call to sell Jackson Pollock’s Mural from the collection of The University of Iowa Museum of Art, the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Association of Museums released the following joint…
Akron Art Museum Announces Re-Accreditation by the American Association of Museums
AKRON, OH.- The Akron Art Museum announced it has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM). “I am pleased to announce that the American Association of Museums has officially voted to accredit the Akron Art Museum,…
Groundbreaking Pilot Program Uses Visual Arts to Promote Literacy Among Adults Learning English
ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Over the past year, educators at Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) and Queensborough Community College (QCC) have been developing strategies that use the visual arts to assist non-English speaking adults achieve English literacy. T…
Groundbreaking Pilot Program Uses Visual Arts to Promote Literacy Among Adults Learning English
ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Over the past year, educators at Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) and Queensborough Community College (QCC) have been developing strategies that use the visual arts to assist non-English speaking adults achieve English literacy. T…