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Museum Presents 100th Edition of Magazine
and Announces New Initiatives
The Museum is lifting off on many
fronts. The clearest example is in the continually increasing visitorship, as we are
on track to break last year’s record numbers. We now average over 170 visitors
per day and more than 500 school groups
History Books, as voted by the Museum’s
members, which we hope you will find
useful as you make your summer reading list.
Our education program continues with
10 classes and seven senior educators. We
have taught more than 125
classes since the inception
of this program about a year
ago. ING has recently sponDavid J. Cowen | President and CEO
sored an initiative for Title 1
schools to visit the Museum
and take classes. And this
per year, and there is a palpable energy
fall we will partner once again with Junior
on the exhibit floor. Why? In large part
Achievement to host Finance Park. Thoubecause our exhibits make finance fun and
sands of New York City school students
not intimidating. We interpret finance in
will visit the Museum and participate in
an easy and understandable fashion and,
this financial literacy program.
therefore, consistently meet or beat visitor
The Museum’s Board of Trustees is
expectations. Because of this our memberengaged and invigorated. Under Richard
ship is also at record levels.
Sylla’s leadership we recently welcomed
We believe that our mission to interfive new board members including Charles
pret financial concepts in an engaging
Wait, one of the nation’s premier commumanner is also reflected in this, the 100th
nity bankers and former member of the
edition of Financial History magazine.
New York Federal Reserve Board; Andrea
This issue features articles on all of the
de Cholnoky, a senior member of executive
Museum’s main subject areas, from the
search firm Korn/Ferry; Professor Charles
capital markets, money and banking to
Elson of the University of Delaware, one
entrepreneurship, real estate, insurance
of the nation’s foremost corporate goverand printing and engraving. We welcome
nance specialists; Kirk MacDonald, manseveral new and distinguished writers
aging partner of MacDonald &