Museums had a rough 2025: Report shows lower attendance, lost grants, less money

Visitors view exhibits related to slavery at the John Brown Museum at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. According to Marilyn Jackson, CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, President Trump

The American Alliance of Museums put out its annual industry snapshot and it's not great. Trump's targeting of museum programming had downstream effects and put a "chill on corporate philanthropy."

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