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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston COVID Response
Title (Dublin Core)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston COVID Response
Description (Dublin Core)
On April 3rd, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston joined museums around the country when it announced it would furlough between 325 and 340 of its 750 employees as part of the MFA's strategy to mitigate financial losses caused by the coronavirus. In a guerilla art installation, Boston artist Peter Agoos placed a surgical mask over Antonio López García’s sculpture “Day,” which stands outside the museum.
Date (Dublin Core)
April 3, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Peter Agoos
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Hanna Leatherman
Type (Dublin Core)
photo
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Public Art
English
Economy
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
furlough
employee
financial loss
mask
Curatorial Notes (Dublin Core)
Curated CMB.
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/06/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
05/08/2020
12/04/2020
Accrual Method (Dublin Core)
3459