Strong Beginnings
Rhona Hoffman remembers early collectors critical to the MCA.
Collectors
An Oxymoron
A drunken Claes Oldenberg makes an impression on Malcolm Kamin.
Using the Collection Creatively
The focus of the museum has always been on exhibitions over collecting, but curators at the MCA have a clever way of integrating the collection into exhibitions as historical context.
Establishing the Collection
The MCA's early acquisitions relied on grants and the generosity of Chicago collectors, whose interests helped shape the collection.
One of My Biggest Supporters
Lew Manilow, a founding board member of the MCA, was one of Kerry's biggest supporters since the 1990s.
Bound Together by the MCA
Many founders of the new MCA were outsiders who had not been invited to join the board of the Art Institute.
Friends with the Founders
Christo's friendships with some of MCA's founders—dating back to the early sixties—led to the 1968 project Packed.
Chicago Citizens
Judith Kirshner describes the generosity of early board members, including founding members Edwin and Lindy Bergman.