Vanderburgh County Commissioners Cheryl Musgrave and Ben Shoulders presented Evansville Museum staff a ceremonial check for $201,667.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funding. Proposed by Musgrave, Shoulders, and Commissioner Jeff Hatfield, the funding was approved by the Vanderburgh County Council in 2022.
“The Museum’s Board of Trustees, staff, and volunteers express our sincere gratitude to
Vanderburgh County officials for this important financial support. The funding will allow the
Museum to expand our operating hours in both 2023 and 2024 as we continue to recover fromlosses sustained due to the COVID-19 pandemic,†stated Museum Executive Director Mary Bower.
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