tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13141702.post114989298175199308..comments2023-10-29T11:41:32.942-04:00Comments on venangago-go: Erie Art Museum drive and Chabon filming in PittsburghUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13141702.post-1150034090703083892006-06-11T09:54:00.000-04:002006-06-11T09:54:00.000-04:00You know, you're right. Cleveland is one of my f...You know, you're right. Cleveland <I>is </I> one of my favorite museums and it <I>is</I> almost always near empty (aside from the evening concerts) and it's one of my favorites to go to simply because of that reason. Likewise, the I S Gardner where I'm headed next week is <I>also</I> constantly empty. <BR/><BR/>So that then makes me think that endowments keep these places open. The Cleveland Museum of Art has a Standard and Poor’s “AAA” long-term rating, an “A-1+” short-term rating and an endowment level of approximately $700 million, the highest among any art museum in the United States. The Gardner much smaller with a $75 million endowment. I can't find any endowment figures for the Erie Art Museum. Can anyone help?Dittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759621744813019807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13141702.post-1149983423627761072006-06-10T19:50:00.000-04:002006-06-10T19:50:00.000-04:00Aside from school groups, I've rarely seen a full ...Aside from school groups, I've rarely seen a full house at the Cleveland Museum either and its in one of the largest metro areas in America with one of the best Museums in the world (or so says my Art History prof).<BR/><BR/>American's just don't focus on the arts, period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13141702.post-1149983193153428632006-06-10T19:46:00.000-04:002006-06-10T19:46:00.000-04:00Aside from school groups, I've rarely seen a full ...Aside from school groups, I've rarely seen a full house at the Cleveland Museum either and they are the 25th largest market in America.<BR/><BR/>American's just don't focus on the arts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com