Under the deal, the Pechangas would provide several hundred thousand dollars a year in operating subsidies to the Southwest, in addition to paying for construction and operation of their new museum.
This is a museum of a museum.
New technologies have pushed traditional museums to take their exhibitions beyond the barrier of a museum's walls and enhance their functions: education and entertainment.
The government satisfies scientific and public interest in cultural properties by a system of documentation, and through the operation of museums and centres for cultural research.
As 2002 begins, the day-to-day operations of the museum are being transferred to a temporary site in Queens; the Manhattan location will be shuttered by May.
Within relatively few years, in fact, the boards of trustees at the nation's major art institutions changed from old money and old families to new wealthy businesspeople who brought a whole new set of values to the operation of museums.
"In general, we hope that museums will not use the collections as an asset to support the operations of the museum or things that are not directed to collections' care or buying new objects," Mr. Bell said.
Harold Holzer, a spokesman, added in an interview on Thursday, "The goal here is that the public will see no difference in the operations of the museum".
In an effort to re-stoke local interest, Dr. Fernandez's daughter Melba, who now oversees the daily operations of the museum, has taken the exposición on the road, setting up weekend kiosks with a few of her favorite pieces from the collection in the city's major shopping centers.
