backstory Blog
Launched in January 2019, backstory is a new blog that takes a look at what happens behind the scenes and what informs and inspires the team responsible for bringing the Neuberger Museum’s exhibitions and programs to life.
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backstory: Thanks, Tom.
This Friday is Purchase College’s Commencement, a special one because the class of 2019 will be the last to have their degrees conferred upon them by Thomas J. Schwarz, who is concluding 17 years as president of the College. -
backstory: Curious and Literal
One of my favorite Neuberger partnerships is with the Purchase College Children’s Center, which both of my kids attended and of which I am a proud board member. -
Why the Arts Matter, Now
Last night, I had the pleasure of being a panelist in a conversation at the Neuberger sponsored by Impact 100, a Westchester County organization whose members pool their funds to support a variety of causes. The last question of the evening to me and my fellow panelists was “Why do the arts matter?” -
My First “Merrily”
Several years ago, I was sitting with my next door neighbor at her kitchen table. Over coffee she told me how long ago she had dropped out of acting school at NYU because she was cast in Merrily We Roll Along. She was learning more from Sondheim than she was in class. -
backstory: Painted Testimonies
On Monday night, obsessively google-image looking at the fire in Paris, I came across, instead, a painting of Notre Dame by Childe Hassam, a stunning scene of the Cathedral. -
backstory: Threshold Fear
One of the things we pay close attention to at the Neuberger Museum of Art is threshold fear.