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The Long—Really Long—Buildup‌

More than 30 years ago, Jeffrey Rudolph ’78 developed a master plan to build the California Science Center into a center of science, learning, and discovery.

The California Science Center under construction, with a space shuttle visible
  • Selling Art in an Age of Disruption‌‌

    Ariel Hudes ’18 is vice president for strategic projects and operations at Pace Gallery and the head of Pace Verso, which helps the gallery’s artists incorporate technology into their work. We talked to her about the evolving business of art and how artists are using AI tools to execute projects that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. ‌

    Prints from Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest Seedlings series
  • Video: Making the Music Happen

    Sam Linden ’19 describes how he built the skills for a career at the intersection of business and the arts.

    Sam Linden working on a computer in a dark theater
  • Museum and Community: Constructing Change

    Under the leadership of executive director Zoe Kahr ’06, the Memphis Art Museum is moving into a striking new building under a new name, aiming to use art to help catalyze economic growth and civic energy in the city’s downtown.

    Visitor at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
  • Museum and Community: Connecting with a Diverse City

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of the largest museums in the United States; it is also a local institution in the second-most-diverse large city in the country. Bradley Bailey ’10, the museum’s curator of Asian art, explains how the museum collaborates with immigrant communities to expand the understanding of Asian art.

    A sculpture hanging in the Museom of Fine Arts, Houston
  • Collection No. 10

    The Business Behind the Arts

    Every cultural institution has a mission that goes beyond the bottom line—enriching a community, preserving human achievement, delivering joy. But that mission also depends on business considerations—assembling financial and human capital, connecting with customers, considering long-term sustainability. We talked with leaders in the arts about the large and small strategic choices that their institutions must make to survive and succeed.‌

    An illustration of a businessperson showing information to Rodin's "The Thinker"
  • How Tariffs Could Empty Grocery Shelves‌‌

    Sanitube’s sanitary steel products are an essential link in the supply chain that gets milk, cheese, and other foods to your kitchen table. Todd Adams ’10, the company’s president, says that the tariff turbulence buffeting his operations could end with escalating prices and even shortages of nutritional staples.‌‌

    Empty grocery store shelves
  • Can a Clinic Comply with Trump’s Executive Orders Without Leaving Patients Behind?‌

    For more than 50 years, New Haven’s Fair Haven Community Health Care has provided care to immigrants and other vulnerable populations. We talked with CEO Suzanne Lagarde ’14 about how the organization is grappling with federal executive orders and budget cuts that threaten its mission. ‌

    Suzanne Lagarde at a “final beam” ceremony for a Fair Haven Health Care facility under construction.
  • The Funding Crisis Facing Nonprofits‌

    We talked to Andrea Levere ’83 and Alexandra Sing ’20, CEO and COO of Capitalize Good, about the state of the social sector and the increased urgency of their work working with funders and nonprofits to move toward a model of stable, long-term capital.‌

    A protester holding a sign reading "unfreeze the federal funds now."
  • Why Do Museums Matter?‌

    Daniel Weiss ’85, former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the distinctive joys and challenges of leading mission-driven organizations.‌

    Daniel Weiss, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, speaking in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden in 2017.
  • Finding Returns with a Demographic Lens on Commercial Real Estate ‌

    Dave Liu ’08, managing director at the investment management firm Harrison Street, says that investing in buildings that meet people’s needs in each phase of life provides resilience during economic downturns.‌

    A black and white photo of steel beams in a building under construction