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Suspension of Brooklyn Museum's First Saturdays program
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Council Member De La Rosa raises concerns about the suspension of Brooklyn Museum's First Saturdays program, a free flagship event, and inquires about DCLA's perspective on its impact and potential alternatives.
- The First Saturdays program is a popular free event that has increased museum visitorship
- Council Member suggests considering a nominal fee to generate revenue while maintaining accessibility
- DCLA has not had specific conversations with the museum about alternative approaches to the program
- The suspension is presented as a temporary cost-saving measure
Carmen N. De La Rosa
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The museum recently announced the suspension of their first Saturday program, their free flagship event that began in 2023.
0:29:19
And from what I hear from the youngsters, it's all the rave.
Laurie Cumbo
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You gotta check it out.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:29:25
I have to check it out.
0:29:26
I have to get myself to Brooklyn
Henry Garrido
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Carmen N. De La Rosa
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little more frequently.
0:29:30
But one of the you know, it's a free program and, apparently, it has brought in a lot of folks to come into the into the museum.
0:29:39
So it's dealing with the issues that I think council member Menon was bringing up in terms of visitorship.
0:29:44
Does DCLA have concerns about the impact of these cancellations on public engagement with the museum?
0:29:50
And also as a contingency, if it's a free event, why not attach some sort of nominal fee that might help to you know, because if if people know that they wanna be there and it's a free program, completely free Mhmm.
0:30:06
If you attach a $20 fee or something like that, you know, while still making it accessible maybe for people who have benefits or other things, you could draw some revenue from a program that is obviously successful.
0:30:19
So has have those conversations occurred?