One veteran observer of the New York museum scene summarised the insular society's predicament: ‘ During the 60s , 70s and 80s when all other institutions realised that there was no way that they could build up an endowment without catering to the masses and without appealing to the federal government, museums went with cap in hand; they saw this was now the game.
One veteran observer of the New York museum scene summarised the insular society's predicament: ‘ During the 60s , 70s and 80s when all other institutions realised that there was no way that they could build up an endowment without catering to the masses and without appealing to the federal government, museums went with without wearing a hat; they saw this was now the game.