CONTEMPORARY MASTERS: WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE ART MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS
Museums spend more than $2 billion a year on education; the typical museum devotes three-quarters of its education budget to K-12 students.
• Museums contribute $21 billion to the U.S. economy each year.
• Governments which support the arts on average see a local return on investment of over $7 in taxes for every $1 that the government appropriates, according to a report cited by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
• Trips including cultural and heritage activities account for over 23% of all domestic travel, according to the U.S. Travel Association.
• At least 22% of museums are located in rural areas and engage in programs to bring education and access to their materials to their communities in a variety of ways.
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