Worcester Art Museum receives $200K grant for accessibility improvements
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Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum has received a $200,000 capital grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund for the museum’s Lancaster Plaza Project, the museum announced Monday.
The money will be used to revamp the museum’s Lancaster Street entrance, which 90% of the museum’s use to enter the building, according to the announcement. The project will include replacing the deteriorating exterior stairs and installing a new accessible elevator. The renovation is part of the larger Worcester Art Museum Campus Master Plan.
The Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund is a joint venture managed by the Mass Cultural Council and Mass Development. The funding program provides capital and planning grants to nonprofits, collections and municipalities operating facilities focused on the arts, humanities and sciences, per the press release. The $200,000 is the maximum amount being offered during this funding year.
“We are so very grateful to the Mass Cultural Council and MassDevelopment for this generous award, which will help make the museum’s busiest entrance fully accessible to all audiences, including people who use wheelchairs or have limited mobility, families with strollers, and people who just prefer another option to steps,” said Matthias Waschek, the director of the Worcester Art Museum, in a statement.
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