Invisible in the City, Infamous in the Burbs
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After the first few hundred angry calls, reaction to the painting has split just about evenly, according to museum officials. And with CNN and the BBC paying attention, attendance is up tenfold: from the usual weekday average of ten people all the way to a hundred. Meanwhile the city museum, booted from the soon-to-be-condos Ward building last April, is thinking about finding another high-visibility downtown home. Most of its collection is in storage, the administrative offices have been moved to Schaumburg, and its only presence in the city whose architecture it touted is a gift shop at 307 N. Michigan. Athenaeum vice president Ioannis Karalias says, “It’s not that we gave up on doing something downtown. We’re looking for the best solution. We’re not in a hurry to make decisions.”
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