Official Twitter account for Studio Ghibli Museum announced that the Furusato Choice crowdfunding campaign will Now accepting donations from international donors. So far, the campaign has raised 35,189,659 yen (about 310,040 USD) from 4,562 contributors.
NS crowdfunding donation portal does not allow residents of China, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican, Iceland and members of the European Union to access the website. People within the European Economic Area are not allowed to donate to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. Those who are able to contribute will be mailed a commemorative thank you card.
The campaign began on July 15 and will remain open until January 31. The campaign is administered by the city of Mitaka in Tokyo, where the museum is located. 10 million yen goal surpassed less than 24 hours after the campaign launched, with donations now representing 351.8% of the original total.
The campaign requires sponsors to contribute at least 5,000 yen (about US$45). The Furusato Choice system created it so people could donate to local businesses while also claiming their donations for later tax purposes.
The campaign started by museums Revenue has declined in the past two years. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on revenue earned from ticket sales, contributing to the massive deficit the campaign is trying to close. The museum received a grant from Mitaka City in March, but the Furusato Choice campaign stated that the money was not enough to pay for the various repairs and maintenance the museum had to undergo.
The third state of emergency due to the pandemic in Tokyo caused the museum to temporarily close from April 25 to early June. The museum was previously closed from February to July 2020 under a state of emergency. first level.
Studio Ghibli Museum first opened in 2001 and Celebrating the works of the iconic studio through various interactive exhibits and displays of replicas of iconic Ghibli characters, while also showing various Ghibli shorts. Only a select number of tickets are available for purchase each day.
The source: Anime News Network
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