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Re: Richmond slave muesum
Interesting NYT story on efforts to launch an American Museum of Slavery in Richmond, one of which is the vision of former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and is on…
Museum
institution that holds artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, historical, or other importance
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$17m for new downtown W-S museum
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is expected to a approve an ordinance to commit $17 million to build a new home for a combined SciWorks and Children’s Museum. The…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Museums across the state receive $2.5 million from state taxpayers
The Grassroots Science Museum Collaborative. Yup, your state tax dollars are spent on museums across the state. Normally I wouldn’t have a problem with this, but most of these still…
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Cats Are Better Than Teapots
Somebody thinks a cat museum could be the answer to Dillsboro’s economic woes. This person is a cat lover, so let’s hope they’re not talking taxidermy. Anyhoo, Governor Pat would…
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Shake Your Muse
The Tryon Town Council voted to relocate its offices to make space for a museum. The news report gives no indication of the identity of the muse that will be…
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The NASCAR HOF and the WSJ
Speaking of the Wall Street Journal, here’s a free article on how museums often miss the mark on their attendance estimates. Earning a mention is Charlotte’s very own NASCAR Hall…
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This Is The Kind Of Cost Analysis We Need
State legislators are analyzing the net cost to taxpayers for a variety of state attractions. It’s exactly the kind of cost analysis we must pursue if we intend to be…
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G’boro civil rights museum ‘holding its own…”’
..But museum co-founder and Guilford County Commission chairman Skip Alston says “we always need more money.” Working in tandem with the NYT article on booming business among civil rights museums…
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Exchanging Money for Something of Value – for a Change
Some people really like flags. That’s why 300 donors contributed $70,000 toward a flag museum and one anonymous donor just provided another $40,000. If people were as unexcited about flags…
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Meanwhile, up in NYC….
The Sports Museum of America shuts the doors. It was a good concept, a “a Smithsonian-like museum of sports that would be more central to fans and tourists than individual…
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Teapot Museum shrinks
Following the shining examples set by the Randy Parton Theatre and the Advanced Vehicle Research Center (both in or near Roanoke Rapids) of ditching the dreamers behind the projects, the…
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Kind souls
How thoughtful of SECCA: The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art – facing millions of dollars in crippling maintenance costs – is exploring a radical solution: giving itself to the state.