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Measuring a Museum’s Worth

Measuring a Museum’s Worth

Is it via attendance or admissions fees? The size of the collection or the amount of funding it receives? By almost any measure, the Philadelphia History Museum has not proved its worth, for it shut down indefinitely at the end of June. The museum, which is designated 

“Modern Art, Ancient Wages”: MoMA Staff Protests and Museums as Employers

“Modern Art, Ancient Wages”: MoMA Staff Protests and Museums as Employers

Last Tuesday was MoMA’s annual Party in the Garden, a benefit that honors artists and boasts an impressive VIP guest list. This year, the guests, who paid $25,000 to $100,000 per table, were greeted by dozens of museum staff with signs that read “Modern Art, Ancient