Bill Cosby art exhibit at the Smithsonian attracting record visitors

Bill Cosby may be losing support from former friends and colleagues in response to a steady stream of rape allegations against him that have been made public over the last few months, but the Smithsonian exhibit that displays artwork he owns is attracting record visitors.

Edward Burke, head of Communications and Public Affairs at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday that the museum has attracted more visitors than ever since the “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue” exhibit, which includes a collection of African-American art owned by Cosby, opened in November 2014.