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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I have modified the above quote for length.
A few questions...
For MAP, was it solely for Aboriginal Cultures? Also is there a website that lists the museums who recieved funding in different years and for what?
I will agree that on the surface, the goal of that fund seems noble, but until I see the numbers I cannot make a decision as to whether that was a good way to spend money - how much exactly in a year goes to "aboriginal cultures" remembering that the number of aboriginals in this country is less than ~1%
For ETS - was that for the trasportation of Canadian "art" or "art" in general. What do you mean by small museums, Edmonton/Calgary or Red Deer/Lethbridge?
IMO if small (Red Deer/Lethbridge) type museums cannot cover the costs of an exhibit then they dont deserve to have them. Art shouldnt be provided just for the sake of providing them. If the local popluation isnt going to support the costs or operation then IMO they dont deserve to see them locally.
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As far as ETS, it was for the transportation of any and all museum exhibitions, individual pieces of art, art collections, etc. Any museum could use ETS. The museum paid a small amount (a fraction of what we pay now to private carriers) and the government subsidized the rest. The museum I work in can pay these fees for the private carriers (who provide below museum standard care and handling by the way) but most smaller museums cannot.
And as for smaller museums not deserving to have exhibitions because they can't support them, see my above post. I work in a large museum and even we could not afford to host many exhibitions without government assistance.