American museums recover from 9/11
Art museum expansions, attendance, exhibitions, acquisitions, endowment income and budgets are all increasing in North America, according to a report by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) released last month. The resurgence of museum activity since 2002—when the world economy was in a downturn exacerbated by the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001— emerges as the most dramatic aspect of the survey.
Read full article (The Art Newspaper, June 21, 2007)