She continued to add to the collection, but few visitors came to Hereford, and the museum faced financial failure.

The museum faces a fine of up to $10,000.

The museum is currently facing severe cuts in Government financing.

Yet the museum is facing serious questions about its worthiness as a home for such collections.

The museum still faces challenges, one being its public profile.

But the museum failed to attract the expected 200,000 to 400,000 annual visitors, and within two years was facing bankruptcy.

In December 2012, the museum faced a major facility crisis.

Also, the museum faces an iffy fund-raising climate and increased security costs.

Do ethnic museums face particular challenges in maintaining a wide audience and financial support?

This is the same hard economic equation many museums are facing.