NYC Gives $26.4 Million to Queens Museum Expansion
Earlier this week New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city has allocated $26.4 million to support the […]
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Philly Proposed Budget Cuts Funding for African American Museum
At the beginning of May, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny introduced a revised 2021 city budget. The new budget included major […]
Battleship NJ Receives Federal Funding to Begin Rehiring
When the Battleship New Jersey closed on March 16 in response to the state’s shutdown order, the museum furloughed two-thirds […]
University of Maryland and Dartmouth College to Host Crowdsourcing Workshop
The NEH has announced the award of a Cooperative Agreement to Dartmouth College and University of Maryland for a May 2015 event entitled ‘Engaging the Public: Best Practices for Crowdsourcing Across the Disciplines.'” The workshop will investigate how crowdsourcing works as an effective means for generating knowledge and connecting the public with cultural heritage resources.
Transferable Development Rights (TDR) as a source of funding for Historic and Environmental Protection
One of my earlier blogs discussed the challenges of funding regarding environmental protection and historic preservation. At a time when […]
The Meaning of Green: The Challenges of Funding for Environmental Protection and Historical Preservation
My last post focused on the strong connection between outdoor recreation and education in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. […]
Economic Challenges: A Second Look
As the economic downturn continues, many mid-Atlantic cultural organizations have moved from short-term responses to long-term financial concerns. In the […]
Art vs. History, part duex
Last month I pondered the inequity between the support art organizations receive as compared to public history ones. I hope […]