CHANGE IS IN THE AIR AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART, AUGUSTA, GA, WITH EVERYTHING FROM ADMISSION FEES TO A REFRESHED NEW LOOK IN THE GALLERIES. IT ALL BEGINS THIS MONTH AND WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO 2010. "CHANGE IS IN THE NATURE OF GOOD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BUT IT OFTEN HAPPENS I SUCH SMALL INCREMENTS THAT IT'S ALMOST NOT PERCEPTIBLE. MOST OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT THE MORRIS WILL BE READILY NOTICEABLE TO ALL. THESE CHANGES REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WAY WE SEE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR GUESTS, AS WELL AS TO THE DISPLAY AND INTERPRETATION OF THE ART. THESE CHANGES WILL PROVIDE FRESH AND VISUALLY EXCITING WAYS TO SEE THE MORRIS' WONDERFUL COLLECTIONS", SAID KEVIN GROGAN, DIRECTOR OF THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART. "OUR AMBITION IS TO MAKE THE MUSEUM FIRST, EASILY ACCESSIBLE IN EVERY WAY TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN."
FIRS,T THE MUSEUM RECENTLY CHANGED THE ADMISSION FEES TO INCREASE MORE ACCESSIBILITY. NOW, CHILDREN AGE 12 AND YOUNGER ARE FREE (PREVIOUSLY, ONLY CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6 WERE FREE ON ADMISSION), ALSO VISITORS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 18, SENIORS, MILITARY PERSONAL AND STUDENTS WITH IDs ARE $3; ADULTS ARE $5; MUSEUM MEMBERS ALWAYS GET IN FOR FREE AND ALL VISITORS ARE FREE ON SUNDAYS. SECOND, CELL PHONES, ONCE BANNED, ARE NOW ALLOWED INTO THE GALLERIES. VISITORS CAN TEXT OR TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS; HOWEVER, PHONE RINGERS MUST BE SILENCED AND PHONE CONVERSATIONS ARE DISCOURAGED IN THE GALLERIES (BUT ALLOWED ANYWHERE OUTSIDE). THIRD, STILL PHOTOGRAPHY IS PERMITTED IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT GALLERIES FOR PRIVATE, NONCOMMERCIAL USE ONLY. IN ADDITION, FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY AND TRIPODS ARE NOT PERMITTED, THERE WILL BE SIGNS DESIGNATING SOME GALLERIES AS "NO PHOTOGRAPH AREAS". AND FINALLY, THE MORRIS IS LAUNCHING A NEW WEB SITE IN THE FALL AND WILL BE REINSTALLING THE ENTIRE PERMANENT COLLECTION FROM MID-DECEMBER OF 2009 THROUGH EARLY MARCH OF 2010.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VIST www.themorris.org
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