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Museums and attractions warn of lower attendance and federal grant cuts
Summary
Museum and attraction leaders told lawmakers that attendance trends and federal funding reductions are reducing earned and grant income that supports local outreach and exhibits.
Museum and attraction leaders told the joint House and Senate committees that their institutions are a steady tourism asset but face falling attendance and cuts to federal support that fund exhibits and community programs.
“Two thirds of leisure travelers visit a museum or attraction when they're traveling,” Nina Rodevigno said. Rodevigno introduced herself as Director of Programs and Strategy at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington and…
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