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Consultant presents draft museum and culture report urging integrated approach to Brownsville's collections and arts assets
Summary
Consultant Candace Metallik told the City Commission the San Fernando building alone cannot house a growing art collection and that Brownsville needs a coordinated campus, stronger stewardship and partnerships (including UTRGV and the Brownsville Historical Association) to care for collections and support artists.
Candace Metallik, the city's museum consultant, presented a draft museum and culture report during a special work session and urged a broad, citywide approach to Brownsville's museum, art and history assets. Metallik said her original assignment to study reuse of the San Fernando building expanded into a review of collections, arts organizations and cultural sites and included community engagement sessions with about 90 invited stakeholders and open meetings for up to 50 people.
Metallik said the Clarissa Francis Foundation and the Stillman (Stillman/Sandy Stillman) collection are significant…
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