Metlife Foundation Announces $500,000 in Museum Grants

(12-8-10) Today, Metlife Foundation announced grants to eight museums in cities throughout the United States—New York to Texas to California. The awards, ranging from $50,000 to $75,000 and totaling $500,000, recognize "imaginative exhibitions and educational and public programs that extend [the museum's] reach into diverse communities and make art a part of people's lives."

The recent grants are part of the foundation's Museum and Community Connections program, which has awarded $3.5 million in grants since 2007. The program's goal is to broaden arts programming, while promoting museums as centers of education without boundaries.

Read about the grant recipients and their programs here.