Investigation Finds Significant Systematic Bias in Federal Funding to Museums

Investigation Finds Significant Systematic Bias in Federal Funding to Museums – (curated as of interest to District Six Museum and Cape Town).

In but two of the most prominent examples, the Pérez Art Museum Miami opened a new location (at a cost of $ 131 million), and, in New York, the Whitney moved downtown to a Renzo Piano-designed home in the meatpacking district (cost: $ 422 million). These …
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Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Feb. 25-March 2, 2016 – (curated as of interest to District Six Museum and Cape Town).

Discover Engineering Family Day Twenty activities, such as launching rockets and constructing newspaper skyscrapers, aim to teach children ages 6-12 about engineering. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. nbm.org.
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Wonderful stories behind artefacts in Wyllie Cottage – (curated as of interest to District Six Museum and Cape Town).

Restoration of the cottage began this month as a joint project between Gisborne District Council and Tairawhiti Museum and is being funded with a $ 165,000 grant from New Zealand Lottery Grant Board, $ 80,000 from the district council and an Eastland …
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Racial bias shadows the Front Range culture funding fight – (curated as of interest to District Six Museum and Cape Town).

That may be the fate of arts and culture groups fighting for a bigger share of tax dollars from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, which doles out millions of sales tax dollars every year to hundreds of Front Range organizations. Senate …
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