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>>> THE
>>> THE 4@PORTLAND MUSEUM OF AR THE LARGEST AND BEST MUSEUM IN MAINE, HAS REOPENED AFTER BEING
CLOSED FOR THREE MONTHS.
>> THE PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES
AND OTHER ITEMS ARE ALL STILL
THERE.
BUT AS MUSEUM DIRECTOR TOLD
US, THE INSTITUTION 4@HAS
CHANGED.
>> DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THE
DOORS WERE CLOSED, WE ACTUALLY
BECAME A VERY 4@INTERESTING
PLACE.
MUSEUMS IN THE PAST YEARS HAVE @
MOVED FROM BEING STRICTLY ART
MUSEUMS TO MORE COMMUNITY
CENTERS OR CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
15 YEARS AGO, A MUSEUM MAY HAVE
CLOSE UP ITS DOORS AND WAITED
THAT IS NOT HOW WE WORK.
THAT IS NOT 4@WHO WE ARE ANYMOR
AND WE KIND OF JUMPED IN WITH
PROGRAMMING ONLINE, ACTIVITIES,
AND WE KIND OF JUMPED IN WITH PROGRAMMING ONLINE, ACTIVITIES,@ FILMS, 4@LECTURES, VINTAGE
LECTURES, NOW SOME SOCIAL
JUSTICE OSHER.
WE BECAME ACTIVE ON OUR ONLINE
PRESENCE.
>> WHAT ARE 4@YOUR HOPES FOR WH
WILL HAPPEN WITH THE MUSEUM?
>> MY HOPE RIGHT NOW GOING BACK
TO THE INEQUITIES WE ARE SEEING
IS, WHERE 4@4@DOES THIS MUSEUM
MOVE THAT TITLE SO WE ARE
PARTICIPATING AND ACKNOWLEDGING
TO A 4@CERTAIN EXTENT THE WHITE
PRIVILEGE.
HOW DO WE BREAK THROUGH THIS
BOUNDARIES AND TALK ABOUT OUR 4@
LEGACY IN HISTORY AND GAIN
TRUST FROM OUR DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES ACROSS 4@4@THE COUN
LEGACY IN HISTORY AND GAIN TRUST FROM OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS 4@4@THE COUN@
MUSEUMS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
DO, BUT THIS IS A TIME TO GO
INTO OVERDRIVE ON THAT.
WE ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW THE
INSTITUTION ITSELF CAN SERVE
THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND
REALLY BE A BASTION OF
4@ NONPROFITS TRYING TO MAKE
CHANGE.
>> YOU ARE NOT A 4@FOR-PROFIT
INSTITUTION, BUT YOU HAVE GOT
TO HAVE MONEY TO CARRY OUT
TRADITION.
FINANCIALLY, THE LAST FEW
MONTHS -- WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK
AS YOU LOOK AHEAD TO TH4@E REST
OF 2020?
>> RIGHT NOW 4@WE ARE PROBABLY4
LOOKING AT THE BEST CASE
SCENARIO WOULD BE A $1.6 4@
MILLION GAP IN OUR BUDGET FOR
THIS YEAR.
WE ANTICIPATED 200,000 VISITORS
THIS YEAR WITH THE 4@BICENTENNI
AND WE WI4@LL NEVER RECOVER 4@T
LOST REVENUE.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BEEN STRONG
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE SET SOME FUNDS ASIDE. 4@
WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET THE
PPP MONEY AND BEEN ABLE TO HOLD
ONTO STAFF SO FAR TO 4@THIS
POINT.
WE ARE ENCOURAGED ABOUT THE
FUTURE, BUT CERTAINLY
SUSPICIOUS OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN
IN THE FALL.
>> 4@ONE OF MAINE'S EXAMS WILL
OPEN ON FRIDAY. 4@
THEY WORKED TO TRANSFORM ITSELF
FROM A BRICK AND MORTAR MUSEUM
INTO ONE 4@THAT COULD BE ENJOYE
VIRTUALLY FROM A DEVICE IN THE
PALM OF YOUR 4@HAND
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GOING
TO BE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
I THINK NOTHING IS GOING TO BE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND FACE-
TO-FACE IN A GALLERY AND
GALLERY SETTING, OR IN A CLASS
OR IN A LECTURE, BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, I THINK THAT VIRTUAL
GALLERY SETTING, OR IN A CLASS OR IN A LECTURE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THAT VIRTUAL@
MUSEUM IS HERE TO STAY.
I 4@GUESS THERE'S A SILVER LINI
TO THIS 4@UNFORTUNATE
CIRCUMSTANCE.
I THINK 4@THAT WE AS AN
INSTITUTION LEARNED THAT WE CAN
CIRCUMSTANCE. I THINK 4@THAT WE AS AN INSTITUTION LEARNED THAT WE CAN@
DO THINGS THAT MAYBE WE DID NOT
THINK WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO REOPEN TO 4@
THE ENTIRE GENERAL PUBLIC ON
FRIDAY.
OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH
THE BASIC GUIDELINES, WHERE 4@T
MASKS, SIX-FOOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND SO FORTH.
ARE THERE OTHER WAYS THE
EXPERIENCE WILL BE DIFFERENT
THAT PEOPLE MIGHT 4@NOT EXPECT?
>> WE REMOVED SOME OF OUR
BENCHES.
WE REMOVED A LOT OF THE
INTERACTIVE'S.
ANYTHING THAT IS SORT OF HIGH 4@
TOUCH UNFORTUNATELY WHETHER IT
BE DIDACTIC 4@OR INTERACTIVE,
VIDEO, THAT SORT OF THING.
WE HAD TO UNFORTUNATELY REMOVE
THOSE FOR THE 4@FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOST
PART, WE TRY TO KEEP 4@4@IT AS
TRADITIONAL AS POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN 4@YOU REOPEN, YOU ARE N
GOING TO HAVE AS MANY VISITORS
AS YOU WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE IN
SUMMER AND FALL THAT IS NOT
GOOD FOR MUSEUM, BUT FOR THE
VISITORS, IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY
GOOD.
IT MEANS LOCALITIES WILL BE 4@4@
LESS CROWDED4@ AND APPRECIATE T
WORK THAT YOU HAVE THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SILVER LINING AND EVERYTHING.
I THINK THAT 4@BASED ON OUR
SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE
ALLOWABLE PERCENTAGE OF 4@PEOPL
AND NUMBERS, I THINK WE ARE
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 40 TO 45 PEOPLE AT ANY 4@GIV
TIME.
IT 4@IS 65,000 SQUARE-FOOT 4@
FACILITY.
IT GIVES A LOT OF PEOPLE SPACE @
TO REALLY STRETCH OUT AND TO
YOUR POINTS, I REALLY ENJOY 4@T
MUSEUM.
TAKE THEIR TIME, TAKE IN THE
ARTS, TAKEN THE EXPERIENCE.
I HOPE THAT 4@FOR MANY, AS I
SAID, THE LAST COUPLE 4@OF MONT
HAVE BEEN ODD, TO SAY THE
LEAST.
I THINK IF WE CAN PROVIDE 4@SOR
OF THAT 4@OPPORTUNIT4@Y TO SORT
RESET AND BE INSPIRED BY THE 4@
ARTS AND TO REALLY 4@CELEBRATE
CREATIVITY AT ITS VERY BEST, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
>> THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART
AND EVERY OTHER MUSEUM IN MAINE
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. >> THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART AND EVERY OTHER MUSEUM IN MAINE@
ALL FACE FORMIDABLE FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW THOSE TWO
4@ INSTITUTIONS HAVE AND HAVE NOT