``Museums On Us!'' Program Opens Seventh Season.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption News Editors/Business Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4623629 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Offers Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. and Fleet customers free admission in May to more than 50 museums and cultural institutions in the Northeast To provide individuals and families greater access to the arts, Bank of America today launched the seventh season of Museums On Us!(R), a program that offers both Bank of America and Fleet customers free admission to 51 of the finest museums and cultural institutions in the Northeast. By simply showing their Bank of America or Fleet ATM, debit, or credit card, bank customers can visit any participating cultural institution throughout May, National Museum Month. Customers will have free admission to 15 cultural institutions in Massachusetts and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , five in Connecticut and New Jersey, four in Pennsylvania, three in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and two in Maine and New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). (see list for participating institutions). Started in 1998, Museums On Us! has helped expose customers and their families to new forms of art and culture, attracting more than 250,000 people to participating institutions. "Bank of America has a long-standing tradition of supporting the arts, and this program reflects that tradition," said Anne M. Finucane, president, Northeast Region, Bank of America. "Art enriches the lives of everyone it touches, and serves as a catalyst for increasing economic vitality and sustaining rich and diverse communities. Bank of America is committed to maintaining its position as a leading supporter of the arts by creating opportunities for our customers to enjoy the region's premier cultural facilities." Over the last seven years, a total of $12 million in philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: support has been invested in the Museums On Us! program, including funding for mass-market advertising and marketing. "Through this innovative program, Fleet has established a unique approach to bringing the arts to customers who may not be regular museum patrons," said Lou Casagrande, chairman of the American Association of Museums The American Association of Museums (AAM) is a non-profit association that has been bringing museums together since its founding in 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the . "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. that Bank of America has continued in this tradition, providing customers with the opportunity to experience the arts for free, and providing participating museums with philanthropic support." As part of Museums On Us!, participating museums and cultural institutions receive educational grants to create after school programs, enhance creative workshops, work with school groups on history programs, provide support for teleconferencing for students and more. In addition, the museums use these funds to strengthen their ongoing educational family programming. Participating institutions also benefit from added exposure through an advertising campaign that will promote Museums On Us!, appearing throughout the states in which Fleet operates during the month-long event. In addition, Bank of America and Fleet customers may view a wide variety of cultural and art exhibits free of charge - an added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Bank of America Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , serving 33 million consumer relationships with 5,700 retail banking offices, more than 16,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than nine million active users. Bank of America is rated the No. 1 Small Business Administration Lender in the United States by the SBA SBA abbr. Small Business Administration Noun 1. SBA - an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government . The company serves clients in 150 countries and has relationships with 96 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 82 percent of the Global Fortune 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (ticker ticker An automated quotation system on which security transactions are reported after they occur on an exchange floor. Even though the newer systems are electronic and no longer actually tick, the name of the old mechanical device has stuck. : BAC BAC abbr. blood alcohol concentration ) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . www.bankofamerica.com.
MUSEUMS ON US!
2004 PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Connecticut
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Connecticut River Museum
Maritime Aquarium
New Britain Museum of American Art
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Massachusetts
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American Textile History Museum
Boston Children's Museum
Cape Museum of Fine Arts
Hancock Shaker Village
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Mass Audobon's Drumlin Farm
MASS MoCa - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Science
Nantucket Historical Association
Peabody Essex Museum
Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle
The Institute of Contemporary Art
Worcester Art Museum
Zoo New England's Stone Zoo
Maine
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Maine Discovery Museum
Maine Historical Society/Wadsworth-Longfellow House
New Hampshire
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Children's Museum of Portsmouth
Currier Museum of Art
New York
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
Hudson River Museum
The Jewish Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of TV & Radio
The New York Botanical Gardens
The Studio Museum of Art
Long Island
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Nassau County Museum of Art
Upstate New York
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery
George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Shaker Museum and Library
Strong Museum
New Jersey
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Garden State Discovery Museum
Liberty Science Center
Montclair Art Museum
Morris Museum
The Newark Museum
Pennsylvania
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Historic Bethlehem
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Rhode Island
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Museum of Work and Culture
Providence Children's Museum
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
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