Brent Benjamin, president of the association’s board of trustees, wrote in the clarification that the resolutions adopted in April “were explicitly intended to assist museums facing a financial crisis due to the impacts of the pandemic … and its unpredictable impact on the economy, charitable giving, and opportunities for people to gather in groups—all of which affect art museum audiences, operations, and finances.”
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