![]() If there were few reasons to celebrate the beginning of the museum’s second decade, there were at least several reasons for encouragement. However, Due to financial difficulties, the Board of Trustees considered closing the institution's doors forever in 1971. Though the board struggled with these decisions, over thirty exhibitions were displayed before 1970, including satellite and traveling exhibitions, and membership grew to over 500 people. ![]() Despite steady growth in museum attendance and membership, the second half of the 1960s was fiscally challenging and marked by continued discussion of procuring a permanent exhibition space, as well as the idea to partner with a larger institution that would be interested in housing an increasingly impressive specialized collection. The Board of Regents recognized the museum in 1966, when it was awarded a permanent charter under the name Museum of American Folk Art. ![]()
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