Financial History Issue 118 (Summer 2016) | Page 7
MUSEUM NEWS
THE TICKER
MoAF Exhibits Come to
Life with New Audio Tour
This summer, the Museum launched a
12-stop audio tour of its permanent exhibits. The tour was developed in partnership with Antenna — a leading innovative
multi-media story-telling company — and
is narrated by a variety of experts including the Museum’s president and curators,
as well as CNN founding financial editor
Myron Kandel and architectural historian
Damien Cregeau.
The audio tour features the backstories
of several of the Museum’s most popular
collections and exhibitions, including
objects from the Crash of ’29; a stock
certificate issued to Ponzi scheme artist
Bernie Madoff; rare high-denomination
currency; and the solid gold and jewel
encrusted Monopoly set by artist Sidney
Mobell, on loan from the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of Natural History.
“There is so much more to these objects
than we can include on printed labels, so
the audio guides bring the exhibits to life
in new and exciting ways,” said Museum
President David Cowen. “I believe the
guides will really enhance our overall visitor experience.”
The audio guides are available for visitors
to rent on a first come, first served basis for
$2 per person. MoAF members and visitors with visual or other impairments will
be granted free usage of the guides. This
program is sponsored by Con Edison and
is supported, in part, by public funds from
the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in
partnership with the City Council.
MoAF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT
The Museum gratefully recognizes the
support of the following corporate
funders during the past year. Their generosity helps ad