The agency received more than 7,500 eligible applications for its American Rescue Plan funding, aimed at supporting economic recovery during the pandemic.
COVID-19
Bye, Bye, Bandanas: LA MOCA Visitors Must Wear Medical-grade Masks
Those who want to visit the museum muse have a surgical, KN95, N95, or KF94 face mask.
Facing COVID-Related Staff Shortages, Smithsonian Shutters Four Museums
The institution will reallocate staff to prioritize keeping its major museums in Washington, DC open during the holidays.
MoMA to Mandate COVID-19 Boosters For All Staff, Leaked Email Reveals
An anonymous worker told Hyperallergic that MoMA should follow the Metโs example and cut down attendance to โallow for more social distancing.โ
Jenni Crain, Beloved Artist and Curator, Has Died of COVID-19
The art world is mourning the loss of Crain, who died of sudden virus-related complications at the age of 30.
As Omicron Surges, Met Museum Reduces Attendance
โReducing density is one important step to protect our staff and visitors,โ said Kenneth Weine, the Met Museumโs chief communications officer.
Omicronโs Rapid Spread Shuts Down Museums Across Europe
Art institutions in London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and elsewhere are impacted by the new wave of closures.
Next Month, Youโll Need a Booster Shot to Go to the Met Opera
Itโs the first major performing arts venue in New York City to require proof of a third vaccination.
A Year Into the Pandemic, the Arts Are More Important To Us, Survey Finds
Black and African American respondents said they perceived systemic racism to be more present in museums than in any other type of arts organization.
Attendance to History Museums Plummeted Nearly 70% in 2020
Those who do not know the past are doomed to repeat it.
New Anthony Fauci Documentary Shows Why His Hero Image Is Flawed
Fauci is not quite a hagiography of โAmericaโs doctor,โ but it comes close. It ignores or twists the flaws in his responses to both AIDS and COVID-19.
Two Art Installations at Elmhurst Hospital Memorialize the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elmhurst Hospital was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. New public exhibitions honor the patients and staff members impacted.