The Catholic Museum of Art

[PoliSciProf]

The birth and death of the little known Catholic Museum of Art. See link below:
nytimes.com/2010/05/18/arts/design/18catholic.html?ref=todayspaper

 

[Dale_M]

Its an interesting story.

It was founded by a single mother without a college degree, much experience in arts administration or any affiliation with the New York Archdiocese. But the woman, Christina Cox, had a deep passion for the project and a number of powerful friends.

Over the years, her friends helped the museum take in more than $9 million in revenue, almost half of it in grants from New York State, which predicted that the institution would bring tourists, jobs and vitality to East Harlem.

But after five years in operation, few visitors and mounting debt, the museum quietly closed last year. The building, on East 115th Street, is for sale, with a list price of just under $5 million, and Ms. Cox said she hoped to use any proceeds to relocate to Washington.