Museum Merger Ends Cultural Tumult in Austin Texas
Submitted by Steve on November 4, 2011
From Rick Cohen at The Nonprofit Quarterly:
While some museums are cleaning up with charitable donations (especially from the very wealthy), others are having a tough time piecing together sustainable budgets based on shaky blends of fees, sales, and charitable donations. That may have been the circumstance with two Austin, Texas museums—Arthouse and the Austin Museum of Art.
Earlier this week, the boards of both institutions approved a merger. The interim director of the AMOA will be interim director of the newly merged entity for the time being, with a national search underway aiming to fill the position permanently in three to six months.