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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 green road sign with large white text reading NEW YORK at the top, and below, three lines: PURCHASED ?, STOLEN ?, and RECLAIMED ?

    backstory: Reclaim

    Today I’m focusing on a work in our permanent collection. Edgar Heap of Birds’ outdoor sculpture Reclaim is a customized, regulation highway sign created as a site-specific work for the Neuberger’s 1997 Biennial Exhibition of Public Art. 

  • Bright LED spotlights on a dark background

    backstory: Bright Ideas

    I’ve mentioned before that the Neuberger is always looking for ways to lighten our footprint—literally and figuratively. 

  • A black-and-white photo shows a person walking up a staircase indoors, with one hand on the railing. The image is slightly blurred.

    backstory: Takeover!

    It took a little arm twisting—okay, not really—but Tracy agreed to let me take over today’s backstory blog because she knows how important this message is...

  • Janet Langsam at the opening reception for Improbable Feminist, April 2, 2025. Photo: Tyler Sizemore

    backstory: An important conversation

    Some conversations feel especially important right now.

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