Museum Attendance Up During Recession

American Voices • recession • business • ISSUE 46•09 • Mar 1, 2010

In a survey of 481 museums, 57 percent showed a substantial increase in attendance in 2009. What do you think?

“I figured if I stood in the video art section long enough they'd just hire me as a security guard."”
Fred Doherty –
Systems Analyst
“There's nothing like the isolating bleakness of long-term joblessness to make people finally appreciate Andrew Wyeth.”
Samantha Park –
Feed-Drier Tender
“Does Ben Stiller's disconcerting influence on American cultural mores know no limit?"”
Chris Tracy –
Lunch-Truck Driver

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