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table of contents Letter from the Chair of 2 the Board of Trustees Letter from the Chief Financial Oªcer 4 and Deputy Director for Operations Curatorial Report 7 A Year of Exhibitions 9 A Year of Acquisitions 10 Performance Report 13 A Year of Performances 15 Education Report 19 A Year of Support 22 Financial Information 32 A Year of Events 34 Board of Trustees 36 Sta¤ 37
letter From the Chair of the Board of Trustees When you work in the arts, no matter what your role, you soon realize that passion and vision are the engines that power the endeavor. For all their importance, however, these attributes don’t usually figure prominently in an art museum’s annual report. Instead, they occupy the subtext of a document devoted to museum finances and institutional events. We focus here on the numbers, accomplishments, and names that define fiscal year 2007 and prove the great vitality of today’s MCA. But this year I can’t stay entirely inside the lines. Too much has been happening at the MCA. The year we are here to talk about foreshadowed momentous events, from a new strategic plan to further expand and inspire our audiences to our extensive green initiatives along with promises of new museum leadership. Change can be bittersweet. March 2007 marked the passing of life trustee Albert Robin. Al joined the Board of Trustees in December 1987 and was elected a life trustee on December 15, 1997. A valued member of the MCA family, he was on the Collection Committee as well as the Building Committee. More recently, our Pritzker Director of more than ten years, Bob Fitzpatrick, ended his tenure at the museum. He led us through a time of critical change and growth, and we are so much stronger for it. Happily, we shared with Bob and all of you the joy of honoring our 40th anniversary. The celebration was spectacular, ushering in an exhilarating mix of looking back and looking forward. We realized not only how incredible our start had been, thanks to the courage and commitment of our founders, but also what a legacy of open-mindedness can mean for our future. You might say we renewed our lease on living in the vanguard. 2
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Page 7 and 8: Before we move forward, we have ano
Page 9 and 10: States; Catherine Opie: Chicago (Am
Page 11 and 12: A year of acquisitions Abraham Cruz
Page 13 and 14: Donald Mo¤ett (American, b. 1955)
Page 15 and 16: Massive Change: The Future of Globa
Page 17 and 18: New Music Chicago: Sonic Impact: Cr
Page 19 and 20: Hip-Hop Theater Festival May 1-6, 2
Page 21 and 22: Summer Teacher Institute From Augus
Page 23 and 24: a year of support The MCA gratefull
Page 25 and 26: $1,500-2,499 Jennifer and Joseph Ar
Page 27 and 28: Dr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Hirschmann K
Page 29 and 30: Jerry and Jane Reich Merle Reskin L
Page 31 and 32: Mr. and Mrs. John Seder Kelley and
Page 33 and 34: financial information operating rev
Page 35 and 36: a year of events clockwise from top
Page 37 and 38: Board of Trustees Helen Zell, Chair
Page 39 and 40: Design and Publications Kamilah N.
Page 41: Special Events Morgan Caputo Specia

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