Cartoon Art Museum Can’t Escape the Farago Scandal

The institution where the disgraced ex-curator Andrew Farago worked has announced on their site that they’re closing down, and it looks like it’s got something to do with rental issues: The Cartoon Art Museum will not be renewing its lease at 781 Beach Street when it expires at the end of August. As a result, our current location will close on Sunday, August 2, 2026. […] Ten years ago, the cartoon community came together to begin a new chapter for the museum. Scores of funders supported our move to Beach Street in Fisherman’s Wharf. Since then, we have faced significant challenges, including the pandemic and the slow recovery that followed. But we have also enjoyed many successes and countless opportunities to celebrate cartoon art and the people who create it. Not mentioned, rather predictably, is the aforementioned disgrace who undoubtably embarrassed their reputation, and led to many donors withdrawing their support, to the point they now have difficulty affording rental fees. Farago sure knew how to bring a whole institution to its knees. I took a look at some of the museum’s past exhibitions, and noticed they had at least a few that could be considered “woke”, or politically m...