BRIC and Bronx Children's Museum Join Cultural Institutions Group

"Five New York arts nonprofits - BRIC in Brooklyn, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, the Bronx Children's Museum, the Noble Maritime Collection on Staten Island, and the Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater - have joined the city's Cultural Institutions Group (CIG). The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) announced the news in a performance-filled press conference in Downtown Brooklyn today, September 30."

"Created in 1869 when the city agreed to construct a new facility for the American Natural History Museum, the CIG is a group of 34 privately managed institutions operating on city-owned property whose members include mostly larger museums and organizations like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Queens Museum."

"The expansion of the CIG comes at a time of increasing economic volatility in the city's arts and culture sector, which has been rocked by recently reduced federal spending and growing expenses. Layoffs have rippled through organizations like the Guggenheim, the Brooklyn Museum, and BRIC. Guaranteed financial support from the city has become increasingly critical, especially for smaller cultu"

Five New York arts nonprofits — BRIC, the Louis Armstrong House Museum, the Bronx Children's Museum, the Noble Maritime Collection, and Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater — joined the Cultural Institutions Group. The Department of Cultural Affairs announced the expansion at a performance-filled press conference in Downtown Brooklyn on September 30. The induction represents the largest cross-borough expansion of the CIG in nearly five decades and is supported by $3 million added to the city operating budget. CIG membership provides significant funding and energy subsidies in exchange for discounted or free programming for city residents. The expansion arrives amid financial strain across the arts sector, where reduced federal spending and rising costs have prompted layoffs and increased reliance on guaranteed city support.

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