Attendance flat at regional museums as big shows help avert steep decline. (Up Front).In a year that saw broadly flat or declining museum attendance in L.A., the few institutions on track to post gains in 2002 proved how blockbusters and easily marketed exhibitions still have drawing power. Leading the pack was the Museum of Contemporary Art, where last year's Andy Warhol Noun 1. Andy Warhol - United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987) Warhol retrospective LAW, RETROSPECTIVE. A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed. 2. Whenever a law of this kind impairs the obligation of contracts, it is void. 3 Dall. 391. accounted for spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. in visitors, even if IE fell short of early expectations. The exhibition, which ran from May 25 through Aug. 18, drew 195,000 visitors, helped MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) eclipse 2001 attendance and placed it among only three of the 10 most-attended regional museums to show an increase in visitors. As a group, attractions on the Business Journal's list of Top 10 museums, ranked by 2001 attendance, were on pace to at best match those numbers in 2002. In 2001, L.A. County's most attended museums saw slightly more than 4.8 million visitors, a 1.7 percent increase from 2000. Through the first 11 months of 2002, attendance was 4.4 million. The overall decline in 2002 is in part due to the closure for: renovations of the California African American Museum The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, USA. History The museum opened in 1981, in temporary quarters at the California Museum of Science and Industry (now the California Science Center). , which had drawn 200,000 visitors before closing in September September: see month. 2001. The J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. Biography Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a family already in the petroleum business, he was one of the first people in the world with a Museum (No. 1 in 2001 attendance), Huntington Huntington. 1 City (1990 pop. 16,389), seat of Huntington co., NE Ind.; inc. 1848. It is a farm trade center and an industrial city. Manufactures include automotive parts, machinery, construction materials, food and beverages, cleaning agents, Library (No. 4), Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. of Art (No. 8) and Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of (No. 10) all showed attendance declines in the 2000-2002 period. The Travel Town Museum The Travel Town Museum is an outdoor transportation museum in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. The primary collection focus of the Travel Town Museum is the history of railroad transportation in the western United States from 1880 to the 1930s. (No. 5) in Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. remained flat through the period. Relying more heavily on local visitors, museum officials were striking a cautious tone for 2003. Many-have trimmed budgets and made sure financing was in place before initiating capital improvements. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are being very thoughtful of the economy and planning for a lean year, but we do have major expansion underway," said Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Turner Lowe, associate vice president of communications at the Huntington in San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. . "We have very committed contributors." Lee Wochner Lee Wochner is a Los Angeles, California-based playwright, producer, and theatre director. In 1992 he cofounded Moving Arts theatre, where he served as founding artistic director from 1992 to 2002. , president of the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Arts Advocates, a lobbying group, said arts programs, whether funded by the government or through private sources, are going to take a hit this year. "The state's California Arts Council The California Arts Council is a state agency governed by an 11-member council appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature to advance the state through the arts and creativity, with an emphasis on children and under-served communities. had a 27 percent budget cut," said Wochner. "Perhaps up to a third of the arts programs have been defunded or are getting a much smaller percentage." King McGlaughon, director of the Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. Center for Nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Management, said a 30-year tide of increased giving had slowed in 2001, and that a downturn Downturn The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one. downturn A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity. is coming in 2003. "For the past 30 years , giving has increased at 3 to 4 percent, annually, and the trend is to more giving each year," he said. "Even in years with recession , giving has gone up." McGlaughon said declining stock values had stymied both individual and corporate giving, creating a "double negative on both sides of the equation." Warhol War·hol , Andy 1930?-1987. American artist. A leader of the pop art movement, he produced paintings and silk-screen prints of commonplace images, such as soup cans and photographs of celebrities. Noun 1. factor MOCA's Warhol retrospective fell shy of some projections, but nevertheless added a significant boost to the year. Through mid-December Noun 1. mid-December - the middle part of December period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" Dec, December - the last (12th) month of the year , MOCA attendance totaled 340,000, an 8 percent gain over the 315,000 posted in all of 2001. The Warhol exhibit drew 195,000 visitors during its three-month summer run. An economic impact study conducted by the museum during the show found that 72 percent of the visitors were from California, two-thirds from L.A. County. MOCA spokeswoman Katherine Katherine “intolerably curst and shrewd and froward.” [Br. Lit.: The Taming of the Shrew] See : Shrewishness Lee said that the Warhol show drew from local and "drive" markets, including San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Phoenix. She added that international travelers remained at lower levels than before Sept. 11, 2001. Like other major venues, MOCA has pared its budget in anticipation of reduced outside funding. Its $13.5 million 2003 budget is down 18.7 percent from 2002. "MOCA has been prudent in this climate and has made reductions in every area of the museum in order tote responsive in the current environment," said Lee. The big show MOCA officials hope to continue the attendance growth by drawing from crowds attending the Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , slated to open in October October: see month. . With the success of the Warhol exhibition illustrating the lure lure the skin-covered object which runs on a monorail on a Greyhound racing track and which the dogs are schooled to chase. The lure must be kept 30 to 40 ft ahead of the leading dog so that the field is stretched out. of well-known well-known adj. 1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer. 2. Fully known: well-known facts. talent, MOCA has scheduled a retrospective of the work of Disney Dis·ney , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966. American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound, Concert Hall architect Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect based in Los Angeles, California. His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. , beginning in September. While the Autry Autry is a town and commune in the Ardennes département, in France. Museum of Western Heritage in Griffith Park was on pace to post the largest boost in year-over-year attendance for 2002, it was coming off a steep decline in 2001 and wound up being essentially flat from 2000. "Attendance was in decline in every Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, attraction in 2001 due to 9/11, so the museum was just going along with everyone else," said Jay Aldrich Aldrich may refer to: Places:
Autry spokesman Xavier Sibaja attributed the increased 2002 attendance to two exhibitions: Jewish Life in the American West, which opened in June and runs to Jan. 20, and Art of the Charreria, which ran from May 5 to Sept. 29. The Autry's $13.9 million budget for 2003 is unchanged from a year earlier and a three percent decline from 2001. Sibaja cited the decline to decreased sponsorship and a drop in attendance revenues. The endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. , from which the museum derives roughly half of its budget, has stayed constant, he said. Faring least well in the survey was the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. . While LACMA's 2001 attendance was 45 percent greater than the year earlier, it saw a 33 percent decrease in 2002. LACMA's budget also took a hit in 2002, losing $4.4 million, or 10.5 percent, from 2001. Spokeswoman Kerstin Schmidt cited the softening softening /sof·ten·ing/ (sof´en-ing) malacia. softening a change of consistency, with loss of firmness or hardness. economy for the cut, but noted that none of the museum s programs or exhibitions have been significantly impacted. [GRAPH OMITTED]
The List
MUSEUMS
Ranked by 2001 annual attendance
Rank Museum Attendance Budget Year End
* address * 2001 (millions)
* 2000 * 2003
* 2002 YTD * 2002
* 2001
1 J. Paul Getty Museum 1,331,546 (1) $41.6 June 30
1200 Getty Center Dr. 1,387,899 $41
Los Angeles 90049 1,315,878 (2) $39.4
2 Los Angeles County 764,696 38 WND
Museum of Art 525,267 37.6
5905 Wilshire Blvd. 511,141 (2) 42
Los Angeles 90036
3 Natural History 662,440 28.2 June 30
Museum of Los Angeles 659,231 27
County 672,554 (3) 25.6
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
4 Huntington Library, 530,157 24.5 June 30
Art Collections and 534,162 22.2
Botranical Grdns. 170,791 (3) 22.6
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
5 Travel Town Museum 350,000 0.45 June 30
5200 Zoo Drive 350,000 0.45
Los Angeles 90027 350,000 0.45
6 Museum of Contemporary 315,000 13.5 June 30
Art 300,000 16.6
250 S. Grand Ave. 340,000 17.2
Los Angeles 90012
7 Autry Museum of 282,910 13.9 Dec. 31
Western Heritage 316,628 13.9
4700 Western Heritage 316,127 14.3
Way
Los Angeles 90027
8 Norton Simon Museum of 200,380 WND WND
Art 219,025 WND
411 W. Colorado Blvd. 174,347 WND
Pasadena 91105
9 California African 200,000 2.2 June 30
American Museum 250,000 3.2
600 State Drive, NA (5) 3.1
Exposition Park
Los Angeles 90037
10 Petersen Automotive 158,000 4.2 Sept. 30
Museum 175,000 4
6060 Wilshire Blvd. 149,000 3.7
Los Angeles 90036
Rank Museum Funding Membership
* address * earned * number
* contributions * fee
* other
1 J. Paul Getty Museum 17% NA
1200 Getty Center Dr. 0% NA
Los Angeles 90049 83%
2 Los Angeles County 10 65,000
Museum of Art 16 $65
5905 Wilshire Blvd. 74
Los Angeles 90036
3 Natural History 51 19,000
Museum of Los Angeles 11 50
County 38.3
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
4 Huntington Library, 23 22,700
Art Collections and 39 75
Botranical Grdns. 38
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
5 Travel Town Museum 10 NA
5200 Zoo Drive 2 NA
Los Angeles 90027 88
6 Museum of Contemporary 20 19,500
Art 80 60
250 S. Grand Ave. NA
Los Angeles 90012
7 Autry Museum of 31.2 5,500
Western Heritage 21.7 55
4700 Western Heritage 47.1
Way
Los Angeles 90027
8 Norton Simon Museum of WND 2,240
Art WND 50
411 W. Colorado Blvd. WND
Pasadena 91105
9 California African 2 500
American Museum 3 35
600 State Drive, WND
Exposition Park
Los Angeles 90037
10 Petersen Automotive 75 2,000
Museum 25 55
6060 Wilshire Blvd. NA
Los Angeles 90036
Rank Museum Type
* address
1 J. Paul Getty Museum art
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles 90049
2 Los Angeles County encyclopedic
Museum of Art art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
3 Natural History nature and
Museum of Los Angeles culture
County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
4 Huntington Library, art, botanical
Art Collections and gardens
Botranical Grdns.
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
5 Travel Town Museum railroad
5200 Zoo Drive heritage
Los Angeles 90027
6 Museum of Contemporary contemporary
Art art
250 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90012
7 Autry Museum of history of the
Western Heritage American
4700 Western Heritage West
Way
Los Angeles 90027
8 Norton Simon Museum of fine art
Art
411 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91105
9 California African African-
American Museum American
600 State Drive, history, art
Exposition Park
Los Angeles 90037
10 Petersen Automotive automotive
Museum history
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
Rank Museum Collections
* address
1 J. Paul Getty Museum Orazio Gentileschi in Genoa: Paintings
1200 Getty Center Dr. for the Plazzo Sauli; About Life: The
Los Angeles 90049 Photographs of Dorothea Lange
2 Los Angeles County George Washington: A National
Museum of Art Treasure; Miracles and Mischief;
5905 Wilshire Blvd. Noh and Kyogen Theater in Japan
Los Angeles 90036
3 Natural History Chocolate; Machu Pichu; Native
Museum of Los Angeles Grandeur; Grandes Maestros
County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
4 Huntington Library, Gloriana! The Golden Legend of
Art Collections and Elizabeth I; Mr. Huntington's Ranch
Botranical Grdns. 1903-2003
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
5 Travel Town Museum Scratch an American, Find
5200 Zoo Drive a Railroader
Los Angeles 90027
6 Museum of Contemporary Sam Durant; Retrofuturism: The Car
Art Design of J Mays; Erratum Errata
250 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90012
7 Autry Museum of Jewish Life in the American West:
Western Heritage Generation to Generation; Ocean
4700 Western Heritage View: The Depiction of So. Cal.
Way Coastal Lifestyle
Los Angeles 90027
8 Norton Simon Museum of My Four Kings: Galka Scheyer
Art and the Blue Four
411 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91105
9 California African Urban Aesthetics: California Artists
American Museum 2003; Grafton Tyler Brown: Visualizing
600 State Drive, California and the Pacific Northwest
Exposition Park
Los Angeles 90037
10 Petersen Automotive Million Dollar Cars: The World's Most
Museum Valuable Automobiles; Kustoms With
6060 Wilshire Blvd. A "K"; Hollywood Star Cars
Los Angeles 90036
Rank Museum Profile Director
* address * year established * phone
* employees
* total sq. ft.
1 J. Paul Getty Museum 1953 Deborah Gribbon
1200 Getty Center Dr. 345 (310) 440-7300
Los Angeles 90049 396,000
2 Los Angeles County 1961 Andrea L. Rich
Museum of Art 333 (323) 857-6000
5905 Wilshire Blvd. 709,484
Los Angeles 90036
3 Natural History 1913 Jane G. Pisano
Museum of Los Angeles 350 (213) 763-3466
County 150,000
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
4 Huntington Library, 1919 Steven S. Koblik
Art Collections and 358 (626) 405-2100
Botranical Grdns. 366,000
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
5 Travel Town Museum 1952 Linda J. Barth
5200 Zoo Drive 18 (323) 662-5874
Los Angeles 90027 304,820
6 Museum of Contemporary 1981 Jeremy Strick
Art 100 (213) 626-6222
250 S. Grand Ave. 201,000
Los Angeles 90012
7 Autry Museum of 1988 John L. Gray
Western Heritage 124 (323) 667-2000
4700 Western Heritage 148,000
Way
Los Angeles 90027
8 Norton Simon Museum of 1924 Sara Campbell (4)
Art 149 (626) 449-6840
411 W. Colorado Blvd. 80,670
Pasadena 91105
9 California African 1981 David Crippens
American Museum 16 (213) 744-7432
600 State Drive, 35,000
Exposition Park
Los Angeles 90037
10 Petersen Automotive 1994 Richard G. Messer
Museum 30 (323) 930-2277
6060 Wilshire Blvd. 300,000
Los Angeles 90036
(1)Attendance figures for J. Paul Getty Center.
(2)Projected 2002 year end figures.
(3)Fiscal attendance figures.
(4)Senior Curator.
(5)Closed for renovations.
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