Financial History Issue 129 (Spring 2019) | Page 6

THE TICKER  MUSEUM NEWS MoAF Exhibits “Pop Up” Around the City It has been a busy Spring at the Museum, with more than a dozen public programs held so far this year. A highlight was our recent event with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, who spoke to a full house on April 24, in conversation with Columbia University Professor Bruce Greenwald. It Niall Ferguson and financial journalist Jim Grant, plus our rescheduled fireside chat and panel discussion on corporate sustainability. The new MoAF Events Membership program, which launched in March, pro- vides our members with free access to all of our public programs, with the recently added benefit of one walking tour per year. Mem- bers at the MoAF Events Plus David J. Cowen  |  President and CEO level also receive free access to thousands of other muse- ums around the country via was another successful program with our the North American Reciprocal Member- Evening Lecture Series partner, the Ford- ship (NARM) Program. Information on ham University Gabelli Center for Global our new membership levels and benefits Security Analysis. We are already planning can be found at www.moaf.org/support. evening programs for the Fall, with speak- As we continue our search for a new ers including economist and historian permanent home, we are busy opening Message to Members MoAF President David Cowen introduces Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. 4    FINANCIAL HISTORY  |  Spring 2019  | www.MoAF.org “pop-up” exhibits around New York City, and we are exploring the possibility of opening traveling exhibits in other cities as well. On May 21, we will open “Out of the Vault: Bubbles and Crashes,” a display that will highlight many of the significant financial bubbles, crashes and panics that have shaped American history (see related article, page 7). The display will be on view at the New York Public Library’s SIBL branch (188 Madison Avenue, at 34th Street) through August 31. Other “pop-up” displays this Spring and Summer are planned for the New York Municipal Archives and Federal Hall National Monument. To receive notifica- tions of our upcoming exhibits, events and educational programs, sign up for our e-mail list at www.moaf.org/newsletter. Joseph Stiglitz, in conversation with Columbia University Professor Bruce Greenwald, at the April 24 MoAF/Fordham Gabelli Center event.