BRUCE MUSEUM RECEIVES GRANT - Westfair Communications

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich has received a grant of $45,456 from Connecticut Humanities (CTH), the state”™s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and counterpart to the state”™s Office of the Arts. The allocation is part of a relief package to 50 Connecticut museums and other nonprofit humanities organizations totaling $1.5 million, approved by the CTH”™s Board of Directors on Dec. 21.

CTH”™s Covid Relief Fund for Museums helps nonprofit museums and other 501c3 nonprofit humanities organizations with full-time staff and annual operating budgets of at least $450,000 to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Jason Mancini, executive director at Connecticut Humanities, said, “Like performing arts venues, museums and other public humanities organizations are dependent on various revenue streams that simply evaporated because of the pandemic. These are vital and vibrant places in our communities that also need a bridge to the future”¦.”

“Connecticut”™s museums are anchors in our communities. They give residents of all ages opportunities to engage with local history and culture and spaces for dialogue and connection,” Governor Ned Lamont said. “In addition, museums are part of the tourism and culture sector responsible for thousands of jobs. It is vital that we sustain Connecticut”™s museums through this pandemic.”