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Museum of American
Finance
and
American-Scottish Foundation
Honor Andrew Carnegie
During NYC’s Scotland-Tartan Week 2012
April 10 event includes opening of
“Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy” exhibit
New York, NY – On Tuesday, April 10, the Museum of American
Finance will open “Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy,”
an exhibit on Carnegie's life and work, with a spotlight on
his love of Scotland, his business life and his
philanthropic activities. The exhibit will be unveiled at an
event presented in conjunction with the American-Scottish
Foundation in celebration of Scotland-Tartan Week in New
York City.
WHAT: “Life & Legacy of Andrew Carnegie” panel discussion,
followed by reception and viewing of
“Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy” exhibit
WHO: The Museum of American Finance and the
American-Scottish Foundation will co-present this event.
Participants in the panel discussion include the following
Carnegie experts: Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie
Corporation of New York (Introduction); Peter Krass,
award-winning author of Carnegie (Moderator); Ellen
Condliffe Lagemann, Levy Institute Research Professor, Bard
College; Martyn Evans, Chief Executive, Carnegie UK Trust;
and Anthony Marx, President, New York Public Library.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
(Panel begins at 6:00; reception to follow at approximately
7:00)
WHERE: Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street
(corner of William Street), NYC
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: All are welcome to attend this event.
Tickets cost $45 and include a one-year membership in the
Museum of American Finance. For information and
reservations, contact Tempris Small at 212-908-4110 or
tsmall@moaf.org .
About “Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy”
The Museum of American Finance’s exhibit on industrialist
and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie will feature objects and
documents from the Museum’s collection, as well as from the
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum and the Carnegie
Corporation of New York Archives at Columbia University’s
Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Highlights include George
Soros’s Carnegie Medal for philanthropy, a $100,000 US Steel
gold bond certificate issued to Carnegie for part of the
sale of Carnegie Steel to JP Morgan, and the two-sided
American/Scottish flag that flew at Carnegie’s Scotland
estate, Skibo Castle, in the 19th century. “Andrew Carnegie:
Forging Philanthropy” will be on view through October 2012.
About the Museum of American Finance
The Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the
Smithsonian Institution, is the nation’s only public museum
dedicated to finance, entrepreneurship and the open market
system. With its extensive collection of financial documents
and objects, its seminars and educational programming, its
publication and oral history program, the Museum portrays
the breadth and richness of American financial history,
achievement and practices. The Museum is located at 48 Wall
Street, on the corner of William Street, and is open
Tues–Sat, 10 am – 4 pm. For more information, visit
www.moaf.org or connect with the Museum on Facebook or
Twitter.
About the American-Scottish Foundation
The American-Scottish Foundation® is dedicated to the
strengthening of ties between individuals, institutions and
businesses of Scotland and the United States. Founded in
1956 by Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton, the Foundation’s
mission remains as it was then – a bridge between two great
countries. The Foundation champions the extraordinary and
creative relationship for mutual benefit, with an extensive
program of projects and events. It is one of the founding
partners in the New York Tartan Day Parade, and the
Foundation held the first Scotland Week in New York in 1976.
For further information please contact :
Camilla Hellman, Director of Development
American-Scottish Foundation
212 605 0338,
asfevents@wwbcny.com
www.americanscottishfoundation.org
Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director
Museum of American Finance
212-908-4695,
kaguilera@moaf.org
www.moaf.org
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