The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is warning Detroit officials that its financial safety net is vanishing fast. Federal and state funding that helped keep the doors open during and after the pandemic is drying up, and museum leaders say layoffs and shorter hours could start as soon as this spring unless the city steps in with emergency help to protect exhibits, school programs, and staff.
What museum leaders told council
At a recent city budget hearing, museum president Neil Barclay and executive vice president Jeffrey Anderson described an extremely challenging financial climate and said shrinking outside support has opened up an immediate operating gap. As reported by BridgeDetroit, the museum laid out a proposed operating…..