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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:

  • Black and white photograph of a woman with a white hat and curly hair

    backstory: Tonight’s lecture

    As many of you read tonight’s backstory, the 2025 Fred Wilson Lecture in Global Black Studies is already underway. Some of you are here. 

  • Young children making their way through the Museum

    backstory: Vision and generosity

    At the heart of the Neuberger lies one of our most valued and impactful assets: the Volunteer Museum Educators. These passionate individuals help bring the Museum to life, guiding visitors of all ages through the artworks on view in our galleries.

  • Oversize 8' square multi-color oil painting of Black women on a brown brick museum wall

    backstory: Stories and Histories

    It’s long…sorry.  

    So…it’s not my first time on the cutting room floor. That happens when you’re interviewed a lot. But this one smacks.

    That said, the new film, Paint Me a Road Out of Here, which features Faith Ringgold’s commissioned mural For the Women’s House, is an important story about the power of art in relation to incarceration. Faith would have loved it. You should see it.

  • Neuberger Museum of Art 50th Anniversary Logo

    backstory50: What a year!

    And here we are: the final Neuberger Museum of Art 50th Anniversary backstory.

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