Cultural Anchors: Art Museums and the City Discussion Panel

Museums not only provide centers for cultural enrichment, but they also have the capacity to build wealth for their local economies. Hear the directors of four of the country’s most influential art museums discuss the way in which their institution shapes and is shaped by the city around them.  The forum will be moderated by Eugenie Birch, Co-director of Penn IUR.

Speakers include:

James Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director
The Art Institute of Chicago

Bonnie Pitman, Eugene McDermott Director
Dallas Museum of Art

Timothy Rub, George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Michael E. Shapiro, Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Director
High Museum of Art

This event will be held in the Van Pelt Auditorium at the Philadelphia Museum of Art located at 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Email penniur@pobox.upenn.edu to register for this event.