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Walmart Heiress Alice Walton Has Pledged $40M to U.S. Museums

The world's second wealthiest woman has previously used her fortune to purchase multi-million-dollar artwork, fund art loans and establish an art museum in Arkansas.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

With MOCA the Latest to Make Admission Free, Other Museums Question Following Suit

Should a museum be more like a library, where education is free? For MOCA director Klaus Biesenbach, the answer is yes.
By Daniel Grant
Compotiers et assiettes de fruits, ca. 1930, by Pierre Bonnard.

Should Museums Be Advocating For Viewers to Slow Down?

Cost of admission, interactive components and museum activities could all be reasons viewers seem not to be taking their time.
By Daniel Grant
BALTIMORE, MD- NOVEMBER 12: "12 Portraits of Remington Residents", 2012, by Gaia is seen in the Contemporary Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art on Monday November 12, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. The wing includes works by Andy Warhol among other artists. (

With Admission Fees, the Question Is: What Should a Museum Be?

By Daniel Grant
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