08/27/2025
Please read and share with everyone. This is very important.
🚨ADVOCACY ALERT🚨Your museums, theaters, art galleries, and all of your arts and culture programs are at serious risk. ⚠️
Yesterday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a budget that completely eliminates funding for arts and culture, including zeroing out Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) grants. This devastating proposal would decimate Michigan’s creative sector, threatening thousands of jobs, weakening local economies, and stripping communities of the programs and cultural resources we depend on.
The Holland Museum relies on MACC funding to bring history and culture to life for our community including field trip bussing assistance, our History-in-a-Box classroom curriculum, interactive exhibit programs, updates to our beloved Dutch art galleries, and so much more. Without this support, these opportunities disappear.
These cuts would be a HUGE loss for our community, and for the entire state of Michigan.
Take Action Today.
-Contact Your Legislators (House, Senate, and Governor Whitmer’s Office).
-Call, email, and schedule meetings with your representatives.
-Share your story: explain how these cuts would affect you, your community, and Michigan’s future.
From all of us at the Holland Museum, thank you for standing with us and fighting for Michigan's arts and culture.