HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS RECEIVE SECOND MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT GRANT

For Immediate Release : November 26, 1997 - The Harvard University Art Museums is pleased to announce that it has received a matching grant of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This grant was awarded through the MCC's Organizational Support Program. The funds will be used to support public outreach programs at the Art Museums in conjunction with special exhibitions. State grants are awarded through a competitive process. This grant signifies that the Art Museums provides the highest level of quality in its programs, community service, and administrative ability.

"We are honored to have been recognized for a second time by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as an organization that supplies quality public programming to the community," said James Cuno, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director. "The programs that will benefit from these funds are directed toward the general public: such as concerts, lectures and seminars held in conjunction with special exhibitions at the Art Museums and which highlight local artistic talent. Programs which target elementary and secondary school students and teachers will also benefit from these funds which will include teachers' and children's workshops."

The MCC has a budget of $14.7 million for fiscal year 1998. Its funds reach every community in Massachusetts. The mission of the MCC is to promote excellence, education, access, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents contribute to the economic vitality of our communities. The nonprofit cultural industry has a $2.56 billion economic impact in the state.

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For general information on the Harvard University Art Museums please call (617) 495-9400.

For press information or photographs, please contact Kate McShea Ewen at (617) 495-2397. For more information on events, please contact the Friends, Fellows, and Special Programs Office at (617) 495-4544. World Wide Web: www.artmuseums.harvard.edu. The Art Museums' facilities are wheelchair accessible.

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The Harvard University Art Museums comprise three museums (Busch-Reisinger Museum, Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum), all located on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA, at the intersection of Quincy Street and Broadway, adjacent to Harvard Yard. The Harvard University Art Museums are open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed holidays. Admission is $5.00; $4.00 for senior citizens; $3.00 for students; free under 18 and on Saturday mornings. For special tour reservations, please call 617-496-8576.