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Out of work, he went on a mission... to visit every museum in New York

Like many, Jane August lost her job during the pandemic. Determined to fill her time, she created a list of museums to visit.

Out of work, he went on a mission... to visit every museum in New York
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20:09 - 29/04/24 por Notícias ao Minuto

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Jane August, a 25-year-old New Yorker, lost her job during the Covid-19 pandemic and embarked on a mission to get herself out of the house: visiting every museum in New York City. That mission has extended well beyond the pandemic and has become a social media phenomenon, where August has become known as the “museum girl.” 

“I remember the day I got laid off, I thought, ‘I need to get out of the house,’” she told the New York Post. “‘I need to have some cultural enrichment that is not watching Netflix in my bed.’” 

She thought about the “privilege” of living in New York City and decided to visit every single one of its museums. 

“I think living in New York City is such a privilege, having access to so much history and culture, that not to take advantage of it feels like a disservice,” she said.

There were some museums, like the Statue of Liberty, that she had never been to because she had always considered them overrated tourist traps, and others, like the Woodside Heights Art Museum, that she had never even heard of. Now, she counts herself a fan of them all.

“Part of the project has been me realizing that a lot of these big museums that we assume are overrated, they’re really not. They all serve a really unique purpose,” she said. “I now understand why people come from all over the world to visit these museums and institutions.”

August created her own museum bucket list, which includes 190 museums. So far, she has visited 115.

She has documented her mission on TikTok, where she has amassed over 27,000 followers for her museum tips and tricks, and started a podcast called ‘The Next Stop Is…’ 

@janeaugust where should we go next? #EveryMuseumInNYC #nyc #newyorkcity #nyclife #museum #newyorker Still Don't Know My Name - Labrinth

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