""It is hard to fundraise if your parent organisation doesn't have skin in the game," De Lara says."
""What I find confusing is how closing the museum solves the problem," says former director Julie Rodrigues Widholm."
DePaul University plans to close the DePaul Art Museum on June 30 due to a projected budget deficit. An open letter opposing the closure gathered over 3,000 signatures from students and faculty. The museum, founded in 1985, moved to a new building in 2011, symbolizing the university's commitment to visual arts. Despite efforts by the museum's director to secure funding and demonstrate its value, the administration remains firm in its decision to close the museum as part of broader budget cuts.
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