Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART EXPLORES AND CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY AND UNIQUENESS OF HIMALAYAN ART, IDEAS, AND CULTURE ACROSS HISTORY AND INTO THE PRESENT. WITH ITS GLOBALLY RENOWNED COLLECTION, LARGELY DRAWN FROM THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND SURROUNDING AREAS, THE RUBIN FOSTERS AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THIS REGION BY RELATING ITS ART AND IDEAS TO OUR SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE TODAY. INSPIRED BY THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS OF BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM AND ALIGNED WITH ONGOING RESEARCH INTO LEARNING, BEHAVIOR, AND THE BRAIN, THE RUBIN OFFERS INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EXAMINE PROVOCATIVE IDEAS ACROSS THE ARTS AND EXPLORE THE MIND. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE MUSEUM SERVES AS A SPACE FOR REFLECTION AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, OPENING WINDOWS TO INNER WORLDS SO VISITORS CAN BETTER NAVIGATE OUTER ONES.
THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES LEARNING, PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRES PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ART OF HIMALAYAN ASIA.
EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS IN 2019 VISITORS ENCOUNTERED THE EXHIBITION FAITH AND EMPIRE: ART AND POLITICS IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM, WHICH FEATURED MORE THAN 60 OBJECTS FROM THE 8TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY, MANY FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. IT EXPLORED HOW ART AND RELIGION PROVIDED A DIVINE MEANS TO POWER AND LEGITIMACY TO RULE. IN THE POWER OF INTENTION: REINVENTING THE (PRAYER) WHEEL, WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION WERE PAIRED WITH CONTEMPORARY ART TO ILLUMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR INTENTIONS, COMMITMENTS, AND ACTIONS. VISITORS HAD MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH CONTEMPORARY ART IN SHRINE ROOM PROJECTS: SHIVA AHMADI/GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE/TSHERIN SHERPA, WHICH FEATURED ARTISTS REINTERPRETING TRADITIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY AND PRACTICES THROUGH SCULPTURE, PAINTING, AND VIDEO, AS WELL AS IN CLAPPING WITH STONES: ART AND ACTS OF RESISTANCE, WHICH PRESENTED A MEDITATION ON THE SPIRIT OF POWER AND NON-CONFORMITY THROUGH ARTWORKS BY 10 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. SHAHIDUL ALAM: TRUTH TO POWER FURTHER EXPLORED ACTS OF RESISTANCE, AS IT MARKED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE U.S. RETROSPECTIVE OF THE RENOWNED BANGLADESHI PHOTOGRAPHER, ACTIVIST, AND INSTITUTION BUILDER SHAHIDUL ALAM.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EDUCATION AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT:PUBLIC AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFER DIVERSE AUDIENCES AT THE RUBIN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH THE ART AND CULTURES OF THE HIMALAYAS. IN 2019 WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL BRAINWAVE TALK SERIES, THE OVERNIGHT DREAM-OVER PROGRAM, WEEKLY MEDITATIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, CONCERTS, AND MORE. MORE THAN 600 SENIORS ENJOYED FREE ADMISSION, AND MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA (AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS) CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER IN MINDFUL CONNECTIONS TOURS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM. WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 17,000 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT ASIA, ART, AND MINDFULNESS, AND WE SERVED OVER 1,000 LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AS PART OF OUR MATH AND MANDALAS RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WE ALSO SERVED VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED AND THOSE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS.
DIGITAL AND ANALOG SHARING: COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETINGIN 2019 HIMALAYAN ART AND IDEAS REACHED A GROWING GLOBAL AUDIENCE THROUGH OUR DIGITAL INITIATIVES. WE PUBLISHED THE THIRD EDITION OF SPIRAL, OUR FREE ANNUAL PRINT AND DIGITAL MAGAZINE, WHICH REACHED MORE THAN 16,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND LOCATIONS, AND THE ONLINE VERSION RECEIVED MORE THAN 29,000 DIGITAL VIEWS. THE RUBIN'S IMPACT EXTENDED THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, REACHING MORE THAN 267,000 FOLLOWERS AND REACHING 851,143 PEOPLE DIGITALLY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jorrit Britschgi | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $335,143 |
| Marilena Christodoulou | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $251,367 |
| Susan Kotcher | DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 40 | $221,133 |
| Timothy Mchenry | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $218,185 |
| Mitchell S Roth | FACILITIES MANAGER & CHIEF ENGINEERING | 40 | $147,488 |
| Elke C Dehner | HEAD OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $140,352 |
| Michelle B Simorella | HEAD OF COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT | 40 | $117,991 |
| Hazel P King | HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $108,020 |
| Vincent Baker | MANAGER OF WEB ENGINEERING | 40 | $100,225 |
| Tongtong Zhu | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jesse Smith | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Manoj Singh | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Eileen Caulfield Schwab | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Schoenberg | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Basha Frost Rubin | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rasika Reddy | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David Pritzker | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Nimetz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Mccormick | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William Mayer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Hutchings | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Eva Haller | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Grinsell | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher J Fussner | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gavin R Berger | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert M Baylis | BOARD PRESIDENT (THROUGH 12/31/2019) | 5 | $0 |
| Ravi Akhoury | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Noah P Dorsky | BOARD PRESIDENT (AS OF 1/1/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Shelley Rubin | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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