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American Visionary Art Museum leader: Museums are for community, not just elites | VIDEO

    Sloane Brown//May 20, 2026//

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American Visionary Art Museum leader: Museums are for community, not just elites | VIDEO

American Visionary Art Museum leader: Museums are for community, not just elites | VIDEO

    Sloane Brown//May 20, 2026//

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Ellen Owens reviews her first year as executive director of the American Visionary Art Museum and explains how her background in both art and business have provided a great fit for the museum.

This item is part of The Daily Record’s video series, Off the Record with Sloane Brown.

 

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