backstory Blog

Who NEU?  This blog by Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick keeps our members and friends informed of the 'backstory' behind all t... Who NEU? For more than five years (and 250 posts), Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick's blog has been keeping members and friends informed of the ‘backstory' behind all that is happening at the NEU.

From the Director.

Blog posts:

  • A group of high school students pose for a photo in an art gallery with artwork on the wall behind them.

    backstory: Celebrating Young Artists

    Each spring, the Congressional Institute and the U.S. House of Representatives invite high school students from across the country to showcase their talents in the Artistic Discovery Contest

  • Four adults stand smiling in front of a whimsical, oversized inflatable sculpture with black and yellow striped legs. The group holds hands,

    backstory: Go see ...

    First, a theater tip… Go see Mexodus, off-Broadway, at the Daryl Roth. It’s extended through June 14. Amazing.

  • A woman smiles at the camera in front of a Neuberger Museum of Art poster, which shows a painting of a barbershop.

    backstory: HPN

    You don’t usually expect to run into art at the airport.

  • A bald man in a tuxedo with glasses stands next to a woman with short white hair in a red dress; both are smiling at a formal event.

    backstory: The dress

    Last week I mentioned that the Neuberger will host two of the big events during the College’s upcoming Alumni Weekend. Many of the artists, performers, and scholars returning for their 50th anniversary got their start in the Museum, which was the first building completed on the new campus.