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Who NEU? This blog by Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick keeps our members and friends informed of the 'backstory' behind all t... Who NEU? For more than five years (and 250 posts), Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick's blog has been keeping members and friends informed of the ‘backstory' behind all that is happening at the NEU.

From the Director.

Blog posts:

  • A black-and-white photo shows a person walking up a staircase indoors, with one hand on the railing. The image is slightly blurred.

    backstory: Takeover!

    It took a little arm twisting—okay, not really—but Tracy agreed to let me take over today’s backstory blog because she knows how important this message is...

  • Janet Langsam at the opening reception for Improbable Feminist, April 2, 2025. Photo: Tyler Sizemore

    backstory: An important conversation

    Some conversations feel especially important right now.

  • Black and white poster for Good Night, and Good Luck. On Broadway, featuring a man in a suit speaking into a microphone. Text announces LIVE

    backstory: Good Night, and Good Luck

    When I got the email saying that we HAD to be at the Winter Garden Theater for Good Night, and Good Luck NO LATER THAN 6:30 PM because CNN was livestreaming the performance I thought, ugh, what a hassle. 

  • Carved and painted wood panel with a yellow and black border and a central image of Catholic iconography with a weeping male in a black robe

    backstory: Pride

    Our founding patron, Roy R. Neuberger, believed passionately in supporting artists who reflected the full breadth of human experience. He championed work that others overlooked. He collected across boundaries of race, gender, geography, and style, recognizing that great art comes from many places, and many kinds of people.

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