Firsts
A Need to Be Involved
Matt Woods's first encounter with the MCA spurred a desire to be more involved in the museum.
Something for the Young People
John D. Cartland explains the birth of the Young Men’s Council.
A Shocking First Encounter
Marjorie Susman recounts her first experience at the MCA.
Choosing Contemporary Art
Richard Armstrong, now the Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, talks about his first encounter with contemporary art. In the autumn of 1967, I moved to. . . more
Launching a Museum Career
Ann Goldstein, now the Deputy Director, and Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, talks about her first museum job. The MCA holds. . . more
Kicking and Screaming
King Harris describes how he got involved with the MCA.
“The Last Thing on My Mind Was Art”
Stefan Edlis describes his earliest encounters with the MCA.