Seattle-area cultural institutions founded by the late Paul Allen, including the Cinerama movie theater and Living Computers Museum + Labs, face the possibility of permanent closure after Vulcan Inc. announced Wednesday that it will wind down Vulcan Arts + Entertainment and Vulcan Productions by the end of the year.
In a statement from Vulcan, the organization cited the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the need to continue to assess its evolution as an organization following the 2018 death of Allen, the Microsoft co-founder.