Alice Walton's foundation Art Bridges will give grants to dozens of museums around the country.
The Museo de Arte in Puerto Rico is one of 64 art museums receiving grants as part of a new initiative called"Access for All" funded by Alice Walton's Art Bridges foundation.The Museo de Arte in Puerto Rico is one of 64 art museums receiving grants as part of a new initiative called"Access for All" funded by Alice Walton's Art Bridges foundation.
"I think that there are a lot of repercussions in terms of mental health and stability for people coming out of the pandemic. So I really see this as a crucial point in time where we all need to figure out everything we can do to create that access," Walton said., recovery from the pandemic has been inconsistent. While nearly half of museums project an increase this year to their bottom lines, two-thirds report that attendance is down 30% from pre-pandemic levels.
Walton told NPR that she believes all museums should be free. But Gaztambide does not foresee a time when that could be a reality for Museo de Arte. Since the 2014 Puerto Rican debt crisis, she said,"energy costs are stratospheric." In addition to attracting new visitors, Walton hopes the grants give museums the opportunity to focus on long-term sustainability.
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