These days, museum is at the heart of communities, preserving essential local and national stories, which rewards visitors with fresh ideas. However, over the past years, one museum after another across the country has cut back on their business hours, staff and their salaries since it is increasingly expensive to fund them and maintain them accessible to the general public. Therefore, whether the funding comes from the government or other sources is controversial
First and foremost, the financial help contributed by government is well-managed and it is stable. Since the government pay money for some professional workers on running museums, the management of the fund is naturally well-organized. Also, because the tax is a abundant resource of income, the help for museums will not stop easily. A successful case in point is Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the United States. In the past decade, it drew significant authorities to invest approximately 1 million dollars per year, which makes it the most popular museum in California. If the government fails to spend enough money on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the popularity of it may decline.
Admittedly, some largest and most prestigious art museums are likely to draw support from the authorities or large cooperations by producing more blockbuster exhibitions. However, fiscal pressures on those especially smaller and mid-sized institutions is increasingly competitive and important. In response to the problem, a variety of means to raise revenues at museums are through attracting their potential customers by holding exhibitions and cultural activities. Besides, board members from large cooperations are typically prominent individuals of communities and have access to other prominent community members who tend to be significant donors.
In conclusion, museums are spending more on fundraising efforts than in previous years. The availability of funds from official bodies are therefore more likely to be stable, however, smaller museums might turn to their communities or potential customers.
These days,
museum
is at the heart of
communities
, preserving essential local and national stories, which rewards visitors with fresh
ideas
.
However
, over the past years, one
museum
after another across the country has
cut
back on their business hours, staff and their salaries since it is
increasingly
expensive to fund them and maintain them accessible to the
general public
.
Therefore
, whether the funding
comes
from the
government
or other sources is controversial
First
and foremost, the financial
help
contributed by
government
is well-managed and it is stable. Since the
government
pay money for
some
professional workers on running
museums
, the management of the fund is
naturally
well-organized.
Also
,
because
the tax is
a
abundant resource of income, the
help
for
museums
will not
stop
easily
. A successful case in point is Los Angeles County
Museum
of Art in the United States. In the past decade, it drew significant authorities to invest approximately 1 million dollars per year, which
makes
it the most popular
museum
in California. If the
government
fails to spend
enough
money on the Los Angeles County
Museum
of Art, the popularity of it may decline.
Admittedly
,
some
largest and most prestigious art
museums
are likely to draw support from the authorities or large cooperations by producing more blockbuster exhibitions.
However
, fiscal pressures on those
especially
smaller and mid-sized institutions is
increasingly
competitive and
important
. In response to the problem, a variety of means to raise revenues at
museums
are through attracting their potential customers by holding exhibitions and cultural activities.
Besides
, board members from large cooperations are
typically
prominent individuals of
communities
and have access to other prominent
community
members who tend to be significant donors.
In conclusion
,
museums
are spending more on fundraising efforts than in previous years. The availability of funds from official bodies are
therefore
more likely to be stable,
however
, smaller
museums
might turn to their
communities
or potential customers.