Art institutions, the United States will receive from the government $300 million
ARTinvestment.RU   30 марта 2020

The money — part of the $2 trillion that the government will allocate assistance to business affected by the coronavirus

last Friday, March 27, it became known the U.S. House of representatives approved the allocation of $2 trillion to overcome the consequences of the spread of coronavirus. In the adopted government draft on 888 pages describes in detail who, in what circumstances and to what extent will be able to get their part of the declared government $2 trillion in financial assistance. So, the majority of US citizens will receive a lump sum payment of $1.2 million, about $500 billion will get larger and $300 billion — small business. In addition, will expand the list of categories of people who are eligible for unemployment benefits, additional several billion dollars will be allocated for the provision of emergency medical care.

with regard to enterprises in the sphere of culture and art, especially those within the General quarantine and isolation, they will get only about $300 million of government funding to $2 trillion. And it's — despite the American Alliance of museums, according to which over 30% of museums in the absence of state support will not be able to re-open after the end of the pandemic. And this requires a much larger amount.

in addition, material assistance will be selective and $75 million will receive national endowment for the arts and national endowment for the Humanities in Washington; $25 million will go to the Washington arts Center George F. Kennedy; $7.5 million will be allocated to the Smithsonian Institute. The subsidy will also receive the Institute of Museum and library services and the Corporation for public broadcasting ($50 million and $75 million respectively). Art-институциям, who promised not to dismiss employees, will be provided certain benefits.

although selected museums in the amount of $300 million more than the $188 million that recently have identified art-институциям and artists United Kingdom, across the United States it is not so large and does not correspond to the expectations of many members of the art-мира of the country. So, the leadership of the Metropolitan-музея in new-Йорке, believed that for financial support for nonprofit arts organizations need $4 billion.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Source: artnews.com