Heritage news: harsh cuts to museums in the US

Gloomy news for museum lovers and all those who work in/in association with museums and similar cultural institutions:

Go to: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=17148 for the full article ‘Troubles deepen for museums: layoffs, budget cuts and cancelled shows’ in The Art Newspaper online edition.

…and all that in the world’s strongest economy – I sure hope (and as a museum lover really do give the benefit of the doubt)  the museum chiefs haven’t been dining out well like the bankers who asked for bail-outs then paid themselves bonuses that could keep an entire museum ‘afloat’.

“Collaborations may be a way forward” –emphasis on may be should be made, as any carefully-considered founding process of an individual museum, plus its own history and visitors’ memory of it, won’t be easily matched to an entirely different museum, even though they’re both cultural institutions. I mean, how often do people suggest merging botanic gardens as a viable option? Super Zoo, anyone?