whyy.org/articles/academy-of-natural-sciences-closing-explainer What went wrong at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences? Former museum staffers point to years of missteps
Former staff say the oldest natural history museum in the country didn't just lose visitors after the pandemic, it chased new ones. A $3 million art gallery and a push to shed its "dinosaur museum" image came at the expense of the programs that once packed the building.
— via WHYY, Alan Yu
