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Alice Walton's foundation Art Bridges is providing $40 million in grants to 64 museums around the country. The grants, ranging from $56,000 to more than $2 million for a three-year period, are intended to fund programs to attract new audiences, whether that means extending free hours or offering free meals. Walton, one of the billionaire heirs to the Walmart fortune, said the impetus for the initiative, called "Access for All," was the pandemic's impact on museums and the general public. "I think that there are a lot of repercussions in terms of mental health and stability for people coming out of the pandemic. So I really see this as a crucial point in time where we all need to figure out everything we can do to create that access," Walton said. The Museo de Arte in Puerto Rico is one of 64 art museums receiving grants as part of the new initiative.
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