Category: Press

Tickets Now Available for Two Upcoming Talks in The Broad’s Un-Private Collection Series—Takashi Murakami and Pico Iyer at the Orpheum Theatre on May 29, and Eric Fischl and Steve Martin at The Broad Stage on June 23

Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org Tickets Now Available for Two Upcoming Talks in The Broad’s Un-Private Collection Series—Takashi Murakami and Pico Iyer at the Orpheum Theatre on May 29, and Eric Fischl and Steve Martin at The Broad Stage on June 23 From left: Takashi Murakami, Pico Iyer, Eric Fischl and Steve Martin. Murakami… Read more »

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation gives $5 million to Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to support exhibitions

  Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation gives $5 million to Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University to support exhibitions Gift honors founding museum director Michael Rush, brings total Broad giving to $33 million EAST LANSING, MI, April 18, 2014 – The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at… Read more »

Gwinnett County and Orange County School Districts Named Finalists for $1 Million 2014 Broad Prize

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Gwinnett County and Orange County School Districts Named Finalists for $1 Million 2014 Broad Prize LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2014—Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia and Orange County Public Schools in Florida are the finalists for the $1 million 2014 Broad Prize for Urban Education, The Eli and Edythe… Read more »

The Broad Announces Contemporary Art Acquisitions

Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org The Broad Announces Contemporary Art Acquisitions Eli and Edythe Broad’s Collections Continue to Grow in Anticipation of Museum Opening in 2015; New Artists Added, Including Yayoi Kusama, Julie Mehretu, Ragnar Kjartansson, Holdings of Early Artists Deepen LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2014—As construction proceeds on The Broad, the new contemporary… Read more »

Report Reveals How Broad Prize-Winning Charter Network Uncommon Schools Helps All High School Graduates Reach College

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Barbara Martinez, 212-844-3584, bmartinez@uncommonschools.org Report Reveals How Broad Prize-Winning Charter Network Uncommon Schools Helps All High School Graduates Reach College LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2014—The practices used by the 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools winner Uncommon Schools—where more than 90 percent of students graduate from high school… Read more »

The Broad Announces 2014 Season of Art Talk Series “The Un-Private Collection”

  Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org THE BROAD ANNOUNCES 2014 SEASON OF ART TALK SERIES “THE UN-PRIVATE COLLECTION” 2014 Roster to Feature Artists in the Broad Collections, Paired with Cultural Leaders: Takashi Murakami with Pico Iyer, Eric Fischl with Steve Martin, John Currin with James Cuno, and Kara Walker with Ava DuVernay LOS ANGELES,… Read more »

The Broad Unveils Design for New Public Plaza, Announces Museum Restaurant Partner

Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org THE BROAD UNVEILS DESIGN FOR NEW PUBLIC PLAZA, ANNOUNCES MUSEUM RESTAURANT PARTNER Plaza design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro to make cultural corridor more pedestrian-friendly; partnership with LA restaurateur Bill Chait to expand downtown’s culinary offerings LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2014—The Broad, Los Angeles’s newest contemporary art museum, unveiled… Read more »

$2.4 Million from Broad Foundation to Promote Personalized Learning Schools in Cities Across the U.S. Through Regional Competitions

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Sarah Luchs, 614-286-9309, sluchs@educause.edu $2.4 Million from Broad Foundation to Promote Personalized Learning Schools in Cities Across the U.S. Through Regional Competitions LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2014—Educators in at least four major cities across the United States will compete to win funds to redesign or build new schools that… Read more »

Broad Medical Research Program to Merge with Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America

Media Contacts Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Erin Mulvey Stoeber, 646-943-7458, estoeber@ccfa.org Broad Medical Research Program to Merge with Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2013—The Broad Medical Research Program, which funds innovative early-stage research into inflammatory bowel disease, will merge with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America… Read more »

Broad Institute Launches Next Decade With New $100 Million Gift

Media Contacts Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Nicole Davis, 617-714-7152, ndavis@broadinstitute.org Broad Institute Launches Next Decade With New $100 Million Gift Historic pledge from Eli and Edythe Broad to propel institute into a new decade of biomedical discovery to benefit patients CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Nov. 14, 2013—American philanthropists and entrepreneurs Eli and Edythe Broad announced today they… Read more »