Katie and Steve welcome back to the podcast museum director, art commentator, and art historian Max Anderson to discuss what art museums (now closed) are dealing with during the Covid-19 crisis in terms of mission, funding, audience engagement and an uncertain future.  They discuss structural issues and practices pre-existing the pandemic that put pressure on museums’ stated missions and appeal, as well as potential shifts in focus and priority that may come out of this current moment of reorganization and prioritization. This is the first of several episodes of the Art Law Podcast discussing the impact of the pandemic and its accompanying shut downs on the art world. Resources: http://www.maxwellanderson.com/about http://docplayer.net/15254796-Metrics-of-success-in-art-museums.html   https://aamd.org/our-members/from-the-field/museums-and-covid-19 https://aamd.org/for-the-media/press-release/aamd-board-of-trustees-approves-resolution-to-provide-additional https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/this-is-how-bad-things-are-for-museums-they-now-have-a-green-light-to-sell-off-their-art/2020/04/29/b5492a5e-899e-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html   https://abcnews.go.com/Business/coronavirus-exposes-vulnerability-nyc-museums-museum-workers/story?id=69957903 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/the-moma-has-taken-a-chainsaw-to-its-staff-budget-and-exhibitions https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/whitney-and-new-museum-lay-off-staff-members-as-economic-fallout-continues https://hyperallergic.com/558008/metropolitan-museum-lays-off-81-employees-now-estimates-150m-in-losses/