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Tag: 07.25.14
Italy’s Minister For Culture Pledges ‘Revolutionary’ Autonomy For Italian Museums
“If the proposals go ahead – there is a chance that they will be watered down — 20 museums and archaeological sites deemed of ‘major national interest’ will become self-governing institutions, no longer run by civil servants in the culture ministry.”
Hey Chicago Art Institute, Time To Consider Going Free?
Around the country, a flurry of high quality art museums have made the switch and reaped financial rewards, but “it is hard to imagine a major museum here going free, especially when the trend in Chicago has been to raise prices and to start charging admission.”
Her One (Overwhelmingly Big) Job? Saving Canada’s Public Radio
“Last month, while staff were still trying to digest a cut of 657 jobs announced in April, they responded icily as Conway helped unveil an overhaul of the public broadcaster that will axe about another 20 per cent of their colleagues, or 1,500 positions across English and French services, over the next five years.”
With Lockout Threat Looming, Met Orchestra Musicians Turn Their Anger To Peter Gelb
“The musicians said they believed that the Met could save millions of dollars by staging fewer new productions each year, performing fewer long operas that run into overtime, rehearsing less and lowering ticket prices.”
Here’s How Much UK Performing Arts Earned For Live Movie Theatre Broadcasts Last Year
“Ballet took £2.1 million, classical music £900,000, popular music £500,000 and comedy £100,000. The other two non-theatrical categories were film documentaries, which generated £2.2 million, and museum exhibitions, which took £900,000.”
US Congressional Computers Banned From Editing Wikipedia For Editing Abuses
The 10-day block comes after anonymous changes were made to entries on politicians and businesses, as well as events like the Kennedy assassination. The biography of former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld was edited to say that he was an “alien lizard”.
Denver Seriously Considers Tearing Down Its Concert Hall
“The CSO is set to move out — temporarily — at the end of the 2014-15 concert season to accommodate a planned $17 million upgrade of the facility. It had hoped to return a year later. But, according to e-mails between the CSO and the Arts & Venues department, the plan may be changing.”
US TV Networks Make Progress On Diversity
“If you look at shows that appear to lack diversity, they actually look dated because “America doesn’t look like that anymore.”
The Streaming Debate – Some Musicians Love it. Then There Are Those Who…
“The problem seems to be the enforcement of legacy contracts that were signed before streaming even existed and that don’t operate within the streaming environment.”