From its inception, Fleisher's mission has been to guarantee access to professional arts instruction, especially for minority and low-income populations. |
Of course, it's been used five or more days a week, all day, nine months a year, since the early 20th century. |
When the museum took over, they did what museums do, which is acquire art. They acquired things they thought would be consistent with the revival period the building represents. A lot of the statuary was supposedly part of the collection that populated the Cloisters. |