Mass Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded a cumulative $90,508 in grants to nine Central Massachusetts organizations in an effort to support them in the face of ongoing challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Worcester Art Museum has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to fund the design and development phase for a long-term installation of the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, which the museum acquired in 2014 after the Higgins Armory closed in 2013.
People are on the move at the Massachusetts Bankers Association, UMass Medical School and Harrington Physician Services' Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practice, among others.
Quickly picking up on technology has become a necessary skill these days for museums more accustomed to bringing in crowds to see artwork, watch and hear animals in their habitats, or experience first-hand the wonders of science.
The Worcester Art Museum and Fitchburg Art Museum are two of 29 arts organizations from across Massachusetts to be awarded a piece of a $25-million investment and a part in a Boston-based arts initiative.