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RSA Clients Featured in The New York Times 2010 Museums Section    - 18 March 2010

The New York Times’ annual Museums Section was published today. Featuring articles on museums across the United States, the section explores trends and profiles leaders in the field. This year, the section includes 8 stories spotlighting RSA clients:
 
Judy Dobryzinski explores how American museums are finding innovative ways to partner with institutions around the world to bring exceptional works of art to their audiences, focusing in particular on the efforts of High Museum of Art Director Michael Shapiro. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Director Peter Marzio is quoted in the article.
 
Hilarie Sheets profiles Dallas Museum of Art Director Bonnie Pitman, who has spearheaded groundbreaking new research on how museums can best engage and inspire their visitors.  
 
Ted Loos looks at museums playing matchmaker in their communities by sponsoring events for art-loving singles. His story highlights programs at the Denver Art Museum, High Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
 
Stephanie Strom examines how museums are shifting fundraising strategies to respond to demographic changes in their communities. She includes examples of new approaches from the Harn Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
 
Carol Vogel writes about curators under the age of 40 who are making waves in the museum world. Alison Gass, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA, is featured in the story.
Keith Schneider looks at how museums are embracing mobile technologies to enhance the visitor experience. His story features iPhone apps developed by SFMOMA, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 21c Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
 
Caitlin Kelly writes about the Wadsworth Atheneum’s current exhibition “Reunited Masterworks,” which brings together 10 carefully chosen and long-separated pairs of artworks. 
 
In addition to these in-depth stories, Ben Genocchio features “Luc Tuymans” at the Dallas Museum of Art and “Sargent and the Sea” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in his round-up of upcoming exhibitions across the country.