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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online · 4 days ago

Museums had a rough 2025: Report shows lower attendance, lost grants, less money.
"We're seeing corporations and foundations thinking twice about funding certain projects or programs they would have naturally funded in the past, because of all these executive orders that came down"
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5604385/museums-attendance-donations-grants-trump #globalmuseum #museums #Trump

Visitors view exhibits related to slavery at the John Brown Museum at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. According to Marilyn Jackson, CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, President Trump's actions towards museums has led to a decrease in philanthropic funding.

Win McNamee/Getty Images — Visitors view exhibits related to slavery at the John Brown Museum at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. According to Marilyn Jackson, CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, President Trump's actions towards museums has led to a decrease in philanthropic funding. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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