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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Gaston County considering defunding history museum; comes less than a year after a dispute between county officials and the museum over a photo of two men kissing


Via The Gaston Gazette
March 29, 2023

screenshot of Gaston Gazette web article "Gaston County considering defunding history museum:




"Gaston County officials are considering defunding the Museum of Art and History, a move that could, according to some, force the museum to close its doors.....County Manager Kim Eagle brought up the museum, which is located in Dallas, at a county work session on Tuesday, asking for input from the Board of Commissioners on whether to continue funding the museum as a county department.

The talk of pulling funding comes less than a year after a dispute between county officials and the museum over a photo of two men kissing that the county manager ordered to be pulled from an exhibit."

color photograph of two men kissing, 2019 Charlotte, North Carolina Pride Parade, August 18, 2019

2019 Charlotte, North Carolina Pride Parade, August 18, 2019

Grant Baldwin's photograph is in our exhibit at The AIPAD Photograph Show in New York City this weekend, March 30 - April 2, booth #114, Center 415, 415 5 Avenue.