Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Leslie Unger, 213-830-5690, lunger@janm.org New JANM Exhibition to Feature Original Executive Order Authorizing WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans, on Loan from the National Archives LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2017—From Feb. 18 to Aug. 13, 2017, the Japanese American National Museum will present Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive… Read more »
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Broad Foundation and Broad Center Employees Fill Stockings for Homeless Students Served by LAUSD Homeless Education Program
Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Broad Foundation and Broad Center Employees Fill Stockings for Homeless Students Served by LAUSD Homeless Education Program LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2016—For homeless students in Los Angeles, the holidays will be a little brighter, thanks to the gift of 250 stockings filled with toys, school supplies, toiletries and personalized… Read more »
Katharine “K.C.” Krieger Named Chief Investment Officer of The Broad Foundations
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Katharine “K.C.” Krieger Named Chief Investment Officer of The Broad Foundations LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2016—The Broad Foundations announced today that Katharine “K.C.” Krieger has been named chief investment officer of its $2.5 billion portfolio, working closely with founder Eli Broad and the foundations’ investment committee, effective Jan. 1,… Read more »
Houston’s YES Prep Public Schools Wins Inaugural $250,000 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools
Media Contacts Erica Lepping, 310-594-6880, elepping@broadfoundation.org Trisha Cornwell, 281-513-8149, trisha.cornwell@yesprep.org Houston’s YES Prep Public Schools Wins Inaugural $250,000 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools Demonstrated most outstanding academic performance among America’s urban charter school systems MINNEAPOLIS, June 21, 2012—The winner of the inaugural Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools is YES Prep Public Schools, a charter management… Read more »
Artist David Salle and Writer Hilton Als to be Featured in The Broad’s Un-Private Collection Series This Month
Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org Artist David Salle and Writer Hilton Als to be Featured in The Broad’s Un-Private Collection Series This Month David Salle, photo by Robert Wright; Hilton Als, photo by Dominique Nabokov LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2016—The Broad announced today that artist David Salle will be in conversation with writer Hilton… Read more »
Broad Foundation and Broad Center Send Team to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Help Families, Schools Rebuild After Flood
Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Broad Foundation and Broad Center Send Team to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Help Families, Schools Rebuild After Flood LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2016—In response to the August flooding in Louisiana that claimed 13 lives, displaced thousands of families, destroyed more than 100,000 homes and forced the closure of 22… Read more »
The Broad Museum Attracts 820,000+ Visitors in Inaugural Year
Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org The Broad Museum Attracts 820,000+ Visitors in Inaugural Year Attendance nearly triple pre-opening projections as diverse audience flocks to L.A.’s newest contemporary art museum Photo by Jamie Pham LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2016—In its inaugural year, The Broad attracted more than 820,000 visitor—nearly triple its pre-opening projections and the… Read more »
The Broad to Present Fall 2016 Season of Public Programming
Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org The Broad to Present Fall 2016 Season of Public Programming Line-up includes a talk with artist Julie Mehretu, a performance by Polaris Music Prize winning artist Tanya Tagaq, and music, film and family programs to animate the Broad collection of contemporary art Clockwise from top left: Julie Mehretu, photo… Read more »
The Broad Foundation Establishes $1 Million Endowment to Provide After-School Help for Homeless, Low-Income Students Across City
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org The Broad Foundation Establishes $1 Million Endowment to Provide After-School Help for Homeless, Low-Income Students Across City LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2016—For homeless students with nowhere to go after school and low-income students whose families can’t afford computers or internet access, free afterschool homework centers in 34 branches of… Read more »
The Broad to Host Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors Exhibition in Fall 2017
Media Contact Alex Capriotti, 213-232-6236, acapriotti@thebroad.org The Broad to Host Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors Exhibition in Fall 2017 Image credits: Installation view of Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field, 1965, in Floor Show, Castellane Gallery, New York, 1965, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore; Victoria Miro, London; David Zwirner, New York; The Obliteration Room, 2002, collaboration between… Read more »