Last week, Gossips received the following news about a grant received by The Olana Partnership, intended to expand access to the Olana State Historic Site to new audiences.
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The Olana Partnership has received a three-year grant in the amount $240,000 from Art Bridges Foundation to provide "Free Third Thursdays" through the Access for All program. "Free Third Thursdays" will be introduced at Olana State Historic Site beginning in January 2024 and will offer free access to all, including expanded access to regional communities through free tours, free multilingual and intergenerational programming, specialty events and workshops, and extended tour hours during the summer season. . . .
In addition to monthly "Free Third Thursday" programming, the Access for All grant will fund Spanish language tours and programming and marketing to the Hudson Valley's Spanish-speaking population. Additionally, Access for All will enable TOP to continue its program of free school visits for districts in Columbia and Greene counties. . . .
Art Bridges Foundation is providing $40 million grants to sixty-four museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, The Olana Partnership, and other national museums. The goal of the newly formed Access for All initiative is to fund programs that attract new audiences. Alice Walton, the founder of Art Bridges Foundation, told NPR that she "believes all museums should be free" and that providing access in this way will "give museums the opportunity to focus on long-term sustainability."
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