The Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Arts organizations are breathing a small sigh of relief about not being forgotten in the $900 billion emergency spending bill passed by US Congress, which now goes to President Trump for his signature.
No one knows yet what the distribution of funds will look like, nor how much support individual organizations will actually get. But the relief agreement, the advocacy group said, “is expected to include more than $284 billion for first and second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans targeting small nonprofits, including museums, with significant economic loss.”
In what AAM deemed “a major win for museums,” the small business provisions are also expected to include $15 billion in dedicated grants for shuttered-venue operators, which includes museums as well as Broadway theaters and music clubs.
December 17, 2020
The University of Wyoming Geological Museum is one of a select number of museums in the nation chosen by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to help develop a new digital learning platform called Museums for Digital Learning.
The museum will contribute resource kits for the testing phase of the project, which aims to connect K-12 teachers and students around the country with digital teaching and learning resources.
“It’s an honor to be selected as one of the few institutions IMLS chose to partner with to help develop and test activities using their new platform,” says Laura Vietti, the museum and collections manager. “We ve worked with IMLS in the past, and I think it speaks well that IMLS remembers the University of Wyoming and chooses to continue working with us. I think it’s a good sign for future collaborations.”