The Whitney Museum of American Art, one of the many art institutions across the US that have resorted to layoffs Whitney Museum of American Art
A survey of people in the US museums sector found that 43% have lost income as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with the average decline in earnings amounting to 31%, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) reported today.
The poll, carried out from 9 to 17 March, also revealed that the pandemic has had an especially severe impact on independent consultants and contractors, who depend on museums’ shifting needs: over half have had their contracts with institutions cancelled or indefinitely postponed and have struggled to obtain new ones, the AAM says, resulting in the loss of over half their pre-pandemic income on average.
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By Lucy Williamson
image captionParis under occupation: Nazi Germany controlled the French capital from June 1940
Eighty years ago, Nazi officers entered a local bank in a sleepy corner of south-west France, and raided a safe deposit box there.
Hidden inside, they found a stack of artworks, including a painting by Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro, showing a shepherdess bathed in warm light greeting her flock.
image copyrightPatrice Schmidt/Musée d Orsay
The painting had been hidden there by a Jewish couple, Raoul and Yvonne Meyer, the heirs of famous French department store Galeries Lafayette. It was 1941, and France had already been under German control for a year. The Pissarro canvas disappeared into Nazi custody.
Launch Of Two Online Exhibitions Allows The Country Music Hall Of Fame® And Museum To Serve A Broader Audience
One exhibition, Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Bright, explores the artistry of Western-wear designers who helped create the indelible rhinestone cowboy image.
The second exhibit, Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City, examines the artists and musicians who contributed to Nashville s expansion as a music center in the 1960s.
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Museums Alaska Hires Clough as Director
Museums Alaska has hired Dixie Clough as its Director. Clough now serves as the lead administrator for the statewide organization that works to strengthen museums and cultural centers throughout Alaska. In this role, she manages Museums Alaska’s substantial grant program, oversees the organization’s programming and communications, and supports advocacy efforts. Clough holds a master’s in museum studies from George Washington University and has more than ten years of experience in both arts administration and museum practice. Her resume includes previous appointments with the American Alliance of Museums, the MuseWeb Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution. She is currently the director of communications and development for the Bay Arts Alliance in Panama City, Florida an organization that supports, develops, and promotes the arts as essential community resources.