2025-05-09T16:34:30-05:00 2024-06-30 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2023-07-01 237105904 BRUCE MUSEUM INC BRUC 2038690376 1 MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 MARY-KATE O'HARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 2038690376 2025-05-09 1 1 EVA MRUK P00543254 2033232400 2025-05-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARY-KATE O'HARE 1 MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 18803936 0 X WWW.BRUCEMUSEUM.ORG X 1970 CT THE BRUCE CULTIVATES DISCOVERY AND WONDER, ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART AND SCIENCE. 37 37 83 240 179396 0 15776981 8855733 252733 545079 845501 924665 71901 366071 16947116 10691548 0 0 0 0 4053613 5190857 50000 5025 1170047 4313854 5784196 8417467 10980078 8529649 -288530 95775094 96237544 6950657 4073502 88824437 92164042 X THE BRUCE CULTIVATES DISCOVERY AND WONDER, ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART AND SCIENCE. 0 0 8974591 0 566956 THE NEW BRUCE OPENED AT ON APRIL 2, 2023, AND DURING THE PAST FIFTEEN MONTHS MEMBERS AND VISITORS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE WOWED BY OUR EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS. WE HAD MORE THAN 100,000 VISITORS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.THE EXPANSION DOUBLED THE BRUCE'S SIZE AND TRIPLED ITS EXHIBITION SPACE ENABLING THE MUSEUM TO BE A CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY AND DISCIPLINES OF ART AND SCIENCE. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE BRUCE FROM OTHER MUSEUMS SHOWCASING ONLY ART OR ONLY NATURAL HISTORY. OUR ACRONYM CASE (COMMUNITY, ART, SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION) COULD NOT BE MORE APT. WE ARE FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S SIGNATURE CULTURAL ATTRACTION AND A GATEWAY TO GREENWICH.THIS PAST YEAR THE MUSEUM HOSTED THIRTEEN CHANGING ART EXHIBITIONS, THREE CHANGING SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS TWO SEMI-PERMANENT ART EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT SCIENCE AND MINERAL EXHIBITIONS. IN JULY 2024, THE AAM (AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS) REACCREDITED THE MUSEUM FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS. OF THE 33,000 MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY 1,000 (~3.0%) RECEIVE ACCREDITATION. THIS IS THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RECOGNITION AFFORDED TO THE NATION'S MUSEUMS. ACCREDITATION SIGNIFIES EXCELLENCE TO THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY, TO GOVERNMENTS, FUNDERS, OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND TO THE MUSEUM-GOING PUBLIC. THE BRUCE HAS BEEN ACCREDITED SINCE 1997. ALL MUSEUMS MUST UNDERGO A REACCREDITATION REVIEW AT LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS TO MAINTAIN ACCREDITED STATUS.THIS PAST YEAR THE BOARD AND STAFF CREATED A THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH IS OUR ROADMAP TO ENSURE CONTINUED GROWTH. THIS PLAN RENEWED OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A REVISED MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES. EDUCATION: THE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES BOTH EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES, WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC TO OFFER STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE, INQUIRY, AND OBJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MAKE THE EXPLORATION AND APPRECIATION OF ART AND SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE FOR VISITORS. AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT HAD 34,961 VISITOR INTERACTIONS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS OFFERED 320 PROGRAMS AND REACHED 5,983 PARTICIPANTS. SCHOOL AND TOUR SERVICES OFFERED 669 MUSEUM-BASED PROGRAMS TO 12,413 PARTICIPANTS. APPROXIMATELY 40 VOLUNTEER DOCENTS LED AN ADDITIONAL 650 PROGRAMS, TOURS, OR GALLERY SHIFTS.THE BRUCE LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2023 WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ART BRIDGES FOUNDATION. THIS INITIATIVE IS A MILESTONE IN THE MUSEUM COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING CREATIVITY, SUPPORTING EMERGING TALENT, AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ARTISTIC DIALOGS. THE ARTIST RESIDENCY CONCLUDED IN FALL 2024 WITH AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY KIMBERLY KLAUSS IN THE GALLERY LOBBY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A LIST OF EXHIBITS THAT THE MUSEUM OFFERED VISITORS IN 2023-2024. 8974591 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 83 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 37 37 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X X BILL RAYMOND 2034137525 ONE MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 SIMONE MCENTIRE CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DEUTSCH CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH K STEIN MD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN C HART VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA GILLAN INTERIM COO/ TREASURER 55.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN L METINKO ASSISTANT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIST WOLFE NICHOLS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE MORETTI BODSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED CAMILLO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAURICE J CUNNIFFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CORMAN TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 KATHY C EPSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY FISHER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHAUN FLETCHER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GLASEBROOK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN GROSSMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILE R GIBBONS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY BISHOP HOLTON TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN S KEEGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A KOVNER TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 NISHA KUMAR TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 ROBERT H LAWRENCE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 QAHIR MADHANY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA B NUSSEIBEH TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 DAN OZIZMIR TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE REYNOLDS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE RUBIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE C SHERRERD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SIMON TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA TIMASHEV TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS VOULGARIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE WALKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WIENER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN WSTERBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID YUDAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA R ZOUBEK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES B LOCKHART III TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HAMRAK CFO 35.00 X 166741 0 22296 ROBERT WOLTERSTORFF EXECUTIVE DIREC /CEO, THRU JUNE 2024 35.00 X 238895 0 21686 JONATHAN ROHER COO 35.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL KSEPKA CURATOR OF SCIENCE 35.00 X 110010 0 40432 WHITNEY ROSENBERG DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 171538 0 9521 ANNE VON STUELPNAGEL DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS 35.00 X 124633 0 8359 MARGARTIA KARASOULAS DIRECTOR OF ART 35.00 X 109533 0 18386 921350 0 120680 6 0 1 0 TURNER CONSTRUCTION 50 WATERVIEW DRIVE SUITE 220 SHELTON CT 06484 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 7503457 CHARLES IT LLC 150 WILLIAM STREET MIDDLETOWN CT 06457 IT SERVICES 471377 EMCOR SERVICES NEW ENGLAND MECHANICAL 55 GERBER ROAD EAST SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 MECHANICAL SERVICES 346272 MARCIA SELDEN CATERING 65 RESEARCH DRIVE STAMFORD CT 06074 CATERING SERVICES 202190 ESKEW DUMEZ RIPPLE ONE CANAL PLACE SUITE 3150 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 192131 12 591883 952344 975913 6335593 820487 8855733 ADMISSIONS 611710 382117 382117 WORKSHOP/PROGRAM FEES 611710 125805 125805 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 37157 37157 545079 1020073 5151 1014922 226459 1643 224816 224816 224816 7458539 7553947 -95408 -95408 -95408 244859 952344 317522 -72663 -72663 435398 239276 196122 21877 174245 MISC - COMMISSIONS 900099 17796 17796 17796 10691548 566956 179396 1089463 678048 515349 77114 85585 3458693 2870766 111148 476779 146703 120083 6676 19944 571115 467484 25991 77640 336298 275275 15305 45718 68030 68030 66028 66028 5025 5025 102496 102496 795281 648422 70616 76243 197271 163194 294 33783 921023 774607 25367 121049 346185 330251 7961 7973 275841 234325 27678 13838 55628 52582 324 2722 117823 33511 602 83710 307231 260989 30828 15414 1440836 1223973 144575 72288 87925 69848 8950 9127 EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS 483054 483054 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE 437826 371909 43873 22044 HONORARIUM 46126 46026 25 75 MISC OPERATING EXPENSES 35592 32943 1559 1090 10980078 8974591 835440 1170047 372666 1212987 598226 1136714 4564722 1955083 108646 97262 127422 41505 63282186 2869892 61227785 60412294 25264325 26794712 3511302 4586987 95775094 96237544 3158137 404861 285095 187236 2000000 2000000 1507425 1481405 6950657 4073502 X 56924385 59141825 31900052 33022217 88824437 92164042 95775094 96237544 X -288530 3719081 -90946 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7068812 16423671 12141247 15686035 8855733 60175498 259662 330754 330754 1115510 1321432 3358112 7328474 16754425 12472001 16801545 10177165 63533610 7396313 56137297 927084 738322 1432881 716781 1246532 5061600 7507 17796 25303 68620513 2163769 0.81810 0.82780 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 7,507. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 17,796. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 1 27308408 609165 4098802 1482078 30534297 25622309 1038386 2083409 1435696 27308408 34470346 2602 -7563339 1287300 25622309 24304684 242150 11141753 1218241 34470346 25068891 166600 231657 1162464 24304684 0.02330 0.72260 0.25410 0 0 62572473 2586042 59986431 650327 224464 425863 59386 59386 0 60412294 X 14559815 3719081 251682 3970763 10589052 102496 102496 10691548 11220210 342628 342628 10877582 102496 102496 10980078 PART III, LINE 4: PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRUCE MUSEUM, INC. ("BMI") AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH (THE "TOWN"), THE TOWN RETAINS TITLE OF THE MUSEUM FACILITIES AND THE COLLECTIONS. THE COLLECTIONS CONSISTS OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, TEXTILES, SCULPTURES, GRAPHICS AS WELL AS WORLD-CLASS MINERALS AND WILDLIFE SPECIMENS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS COLLECTIONS OF PRE-COLUMBIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND ASIAN ART. PART V, LINE 4: BMI MAINTAINS VARIOUS DONOR-RESTRICTED AND BOARD-DESIGNATED FUNDS WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LONG TERM SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: BMI RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT BMI HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. FOR INFORMATION RETURNS, BMI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 AND PRIOR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 10,763. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 239,276. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 1,643. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 10,763. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 239,276. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 1,643. LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE 90,946. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 2673368 0 0 0 0 0 0 2673368 0 2673368 0 0 1 0 0 0 PART IV, FOREIGN FORMS, LINE 3: BMI IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5471 AS IT DOES NOT MEET THE APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD OR OTHER FILING REQUIREMENTS. ANNUAL GALA 996404 790425 205979 112591 10825 135781 BRUCE VISIONARY AWARDS 109000 93500 15500 14193 7362 2 91799 68419 23380 28454 624 7692 1197203 952344 244859 155238 11449 150835 317522 -72663 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROBERT WOLTERSTORFF EXECUTIVE DIREC /CEO, THRU JUNE 2024 238895 0 0 0 0 0 12664 0 9022 0 260581 0 0 0 CAROLYN HAMRAK CFO 166741 0 0 0 0 0 8500 0 13796 0 189037 0 0 0 WHITNEY ROSENBERG DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 161538 0 10000 0 0 0 8577 0 944 0 181059 0 0 0 DANIEL KSEPKA CURATOR OF SCIENCE 110010 0 0 0 0 0 5865 0 34567 0 150442 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION PAID DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990, AND PART II OF SCHEDULE J. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. X 9 0 X 8 623728 AVG. SELLING PRICE X AUCTION ITEMS 41 196759 DONOR PROVIDED VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I, COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M. PART I, LINE 33: VARIOUS COLLECTION ITEMS WERE DONATED TO THE MUSEUM, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE TOWN, DURING THE TAX YEAR. TITLE TO ALL OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM, AND ALL ADDITIONS THERETO, IS VESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE TOWN AND IS HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST. ACCORDINGLY, THE MUSEUM DID NOT REPORT INCOME FROM THE DONATIONS OF OBJECTS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ON THE FORM 990, PART VIII. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 9 TOTAL PIECES OF ART WERE DONATED BY FOUR CONTRIBUTORS TO BECOME PART OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE DIVERSE AND UNPARALLELED EXHIBITIONS THE MUSEUM OFFERED VISITORS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR: THE WILLIAM L. RICHTER COLLECTION WILLIAM L. RICHTER GALLERY, APRIL 2, 2023 - ONGOING THIS SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION CELEBRATES THE EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF GREENWICH RESIDENT WILLIAM L. RICHTER, TRACING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND LINEAGES AMONG A CORE GROUP OF PREDOMINANTLY FRENCH ARTISTS FROM THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. HENRI MATISSE'S MARGUERITE IN A FUR HAT IS SPOTLIGHTED IN THE GALLERY, AND NEW SECTIONS DEVOTED TO 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND SURREALISM ANCHOR THE SPACE. CONNECTICUT MODERN: ART, DESIGN, AND THE AVANT-GARDE, 19301960 CHANGING ART GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 - JANUARY 7, 2024 CONNECTICUT MODERN: ART, DESIGN, AND THE AVANT-GARDE, 19301960 IS THE FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO THE MODERNIST LANDSCAPE OF EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY CONNECTICUT, WHEN THE STATE BECAME A CAPITAL-IN-EXILE FOR TRANSPLANTED MEMBERS OF THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE AND THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS. FEATURING NEARLY EIGHTY WORKS BY ARTISTS RANGING FROM ALEXANDER CALDER AND YVES TANGUY TO HELEN FRANKENTHALER AND JASPER JOHNS, THE EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON THE REMARKABLE SYNERGY OF PEOPLE AND PLACE TO SHOW HOW MODERNISM DEVELOPED IN CONNECTICUT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. ROBERT MOTHERWELL & MULTIPLICITY VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 3, 2023 ROBERT MOTHERWELL & MULTIPLICITY HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF GREENWICH-BASED ARTIST ROBERT MOTHERWELL, ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTERS OF THE POSTWAR ERA. DRAWING ON WORKS FROM THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, IT EXPLORES A LESSER-KNOWN DIMENSION OF MOTHERWELL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN ABSTRACTIONPRINTMAKINGAS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MULTIPLICITY ACROSS HIS ARTISTIC PRACTICE. HARRY BERTOIA: SCULPTURE FOR LIVING SCULPTURE GALLERY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 - APRIL 7, 2024 WHILE THE ARTIST AND DESIGNER HARRY BERTOIA (AMERICAN, B. ITALY, 19151978) IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS COMMISSIONED SCULPTURES AND PIONEERING USE OF SOUND AS SCULPTURAL MATERIAL, MOST OF HIS CREATIVE OUTPUT WAS MADE FOR DOMESTIC SPACES. FEATURING FIFTEEN EXEMPLARY SCULPTURES AND FURNITURE DESIGNS, HARRY BERTOIA: SCULPTURE FOR LIVING DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF BERTOIA'S ART IN EVERYDAY LIFE. TRACING LINEAGE: ABSTRACTION AND ITS AFTERMATH GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY AND EDWARD AND BARBARA NETTER FOUNDATION GALLERY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023 - MARCH 17, 2024 DRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS AND AUGMENTED BY KEY LOANS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, TRACING LINEAGE: ABSTRACTION AND ITS AFTERMATH BRINGS TOGETHER NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND MIXED-MEDIA WORKS BY ARTISTS WORKING FROM THE LATE 1950S TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT ADDRESSES KEY ART-HISTORICAL MOVEMENTS, INCLUDING ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND ITS VARIOUS PERMUTATIONSFROM ACTION PAINTING AND COLOR FIELD TO MINIMALISM AND POSTMINIMALISMWHILE ALSO SHOWCASING WORK BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WHOSE INVESTIGATIONS OF COLOR, FORM, AND MATERIAL ELUCIDATE THE ONGOING LEGACIES OF PAINTERLY ABSTRACTION. ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE EXHIBITION INCLUDE ELAINE DE KOONING, SOL LEWITT, AND HELEN FRANKENTHALER ALONGSIDE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS MCARTHUR BINION AND TORKWASE DYSON. HOCKNEY/ORIGINS: EARLY WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROY B. AND EDITH J. SIMPSON THE BLAVATNIK FAMILY GALLERY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 - ONGOING HOCKNEY/ORIGINS: EARLY WORKS FROM THE ROY B. AND EDITH J. SIMPSON COLLECTION EXAMINES THE EARLY PERIOD OF HOCKNEY'S CAREER, FROM HIS TIME AS AN ART STUDENT IN LONDON DURING THE EARLY 1960S TO HIS FORMATIVE YEARS IN THE 1970S. COMPRISING OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTINGS, PRESSED PAPER PULP, CRAYON DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, AND ETCHINGS, THE INSTALLATION SPEAKS TO THE SPIRIT OF VERSATILITY THAT ANIMATES THE ARTIST'S PRACTICE. PHOTOGRAPHIC REVOLUTIONARIES OF GROUP F/64 | WORKS FROM THE BANK OF AMERICA COLLECTION VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 - APRIL 28, 2024 ORGANIZED BY BANK OF AMERICA, PHOTOGRAPHIC REVOLUTIONARIES FEATURES ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS BY MEMBERS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AVANT-GARDE KNOWN AS GROUP F/64, INCLUDING ANSEL ADAMS, IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM, WILLARD VAN DYKE, BRETT WESTON, AND EDWARD WESTON. ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: DUALITIES CHANGING ART GALLERY, FEBRUARY 3 - APRIL 21, 2024 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA (AMERICAN, B. PAKISTAN, 1965) USES LIGHT TO TRANSFORM SPACES INTO IMMERSIVE VISUAL SPECTACLES THAT INSPIRE A SENSE OF WONDER. ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: DUALITIES SHOWCASES THREE OF THE ARTIST'S LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS, WHICH ENGAGE TOPICAL CONCERNS AROUND MIGRATION, TRANSIENCE, AND THE POLITICS OF DISPLACEMENT. ANDY WARHOL: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY AND BARBARA AND EDWARD NETTER FOUNDATION GALLERY, APRIL 9 - OCTOBER 13, 2024 ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HALL ART FOUNDATION, ANDY WARHOL: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL PROVIDES AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE POP ARTIST'S BEST-KNOWN SUBJECTS AND RELATED INTERESTS IN SERIALITY, REPETITION, COLOR, AND SCALE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PAINTING. TARA DONOVAN: AGGREGATIONS SCULPTURE GALLERY, MAY 12, 2024 - MARCH 9, 2025 TARA DONOVAN: AGGREGATIONS FEATURES A LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURE COMPOSED OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRYLIC RODS, EVOKING A MINERAL OR PETRIFIED PLANT. IN HER WORK, DONOVAN ENGAGES EVERYDAY, MASS-MANUFACTURED MATERIALS IN A PROCESS OF ALCHEMY AND TRANSFORMATION. ICREATE VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, JUNE 11 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 ICREATE, THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REGIONAL JURIED HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION, SHOWCASED THE DIVERSE PRACTICES OF YOUNG, EMERGING ARTISTS FROM 59 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY AREA. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A JENNIFER ANGUS: THE GOLDEN HOUR CHANGING ART GALLERY, JUNE 6 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 JENNIFER ANGUS (CANADIAN, B. 1961) TRANSFORMED THE CHANGING ART GALLERY INTO THREE MAGICAL ROOMS IN HER EXHIBITION THE GOLDEN HOUR, WHICH USED THOUSANDS OF INSECTS AS THE PRIMARY MEDIUM. IN "THE VILLAGE," VISITORS GAZED UP AT HOUSES ENCRUSTED WITH BEESWAX TOWERING OVERHEAD WHILE JARS OF INSECTS IN JELLY GLOWED LIKE STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS. IN "THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES," TINY SCENES OF LIFE AND DEATH WERE PLAYED OUT BY ANTHROPOMORPHIZED INSECTS MOUNTED IN DRAWERS. FINALLY, "THE DINNER PARTY" FEATURED ANIMALS FROM OUR NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION SEATED AT A FORMAL DINING TABLE, SYMBOLIZING A LAST OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE. PENGUINS! PAST AND PRESENT CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, APRIL 2 - AUGUST 6, 2023 THIS EXHIBITION SHARED THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMARKABLE BIRDS. DIORAMAS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, A LIFE-SIZED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GIANT EXTINCT PENGUIN KAIURKU, AND A WEALTH OF SPECIMENS WERE USED TO SHOWCASE PENGUIN EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY. CURATED BY DR. DANIEL KSEPKA, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON EXTINCT PENGUINS, THE EXHIBITION DETAILED THE 60-MILLION-YEAR JOURNEY OF PENGUIN EVOLUTION STARTING WITH THEIR ANCIENT ANCESTORS AND ENDING IN THE MODERN DAY WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE OF PENGUIN-INSPIRED ROBOTS. THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED CUTTING EDGE CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH INTO FEATHER MICROSTRUCTURE, THE COMPLETION OF THE PENGUIN GENOME, AND NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERIES, AND DOCUMENTED THE MANY WAYS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, THAT PENGUINS AND HUMANS INTERACT. MONSTERS AND MERMAIDS: UNRAVELLING NATURAL HISTORY'S GREATEST HOAXES CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, AUGUST 26, 2024 - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 FOR CENTURIES, HOAXERS HAVE CRAFTED COUNTERFEIT ARTIFACTS, FORGED FOSSILS, AND CONJURED UP NON-EXISTENT ANIMAL SPECIES. SOME SOUGHT FAME AND ACADEMIC RECOGNITION, OTHERS SOUGHT FORTUNE, AND A FEW SOUGHT ONLY AMUSEMENT. THIS EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER A BLOCKBUSTER ASSEMBLAGE OF OBJECTS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF HOAXES, THE MOTIVATIONS OF THE HOAXERS, AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHODS BY WHICH GREAT HOAXES WERE DEBUNKED. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE THE ORIGINAL CARVED WOODEN FEET THAT STARTED THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT, THE "TOAD IN A HOLE CREATED BY PILTDOWN MAN PERPETRATOR CHARLES DAWSON, AND ONE OF THE FAMOUS 18TH CENTURY FOSSIL FORGERIES KNOWN AS BERINGER'S LYING STONES. FOR THE CENTERPIECE WE DISPLAYED AMERICA'S GREATEST HOAX, THE 3,000LB CARDIFF GIANT. THIS EXHIBITION ALSO CHRONICLED MAJOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FORGERIES SUCH AS THE DAVENPORT TABLETS, THE MICHIGAN RELICS, THE KENSINGTON RUNESTONE, AND THE NEWARK "HOLY STONES". ARMS AND ARMOR: EVOLUTION AND INNOVATION CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, MARCH 7 - AUGUST 11, 2024 ARMS AND ARMOR EXPLORED HOW NATURAL SELECTION AND HUMAN INNOVATION HAVE INFLUENCED THE SHAPE, COMPOSITION, AND FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES RANGING FROM BEETLE EXOSKELETONS TO SAMURAI ARMOR. WEAPONS AND ARMOR FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE DISPLAYED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS SUCH AS TAXIDERMY AND SKELETONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A CAST OF THE GIANT ARMORED FISH DUNKLEOSTEUS, JUXTAPOSED WITH A SUIT OF ARMOR USED IN REAL-LIFE MODERN COMPETITIONS. THIS EXHIBITION ALSO TOUCHED ON UNEXPECTED SIMILARITIES, SUCH AS THE CUTTING EFFICIENCY OF THE SELF-SHARPENING FANGS OF VAMPIRE BATS AND THE AZTEC MACUAHUITL, A CLUB LINED WITH RAZOR-SHARP OBSIDIAN. PERMANENT SCIENCE GALLERIES: NATURAL CYCLES SHAPE OUR LAND (ONGOING) OUR PERMANENT NATURAL HISTORY EXHIBITION IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS UNITED BY THE THEME OF CYCLES. THE EXHIBITION FLOWS FROM LARGE-SCALE CYCLES LIKE PLATE TECTONICS THAT SHAPE THE ENTIRE EARTH AND UNFOLD OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS TO SMALL-SCALE CYCLES THAT TAKE PLACE IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS OVER A FEW HOURS, LIKE INSECT METAMORPHOSIS CYCLES. INDIVIDUAL GALLERIES INCLUDE: STORR FAMILY FOUNDATION GEOLOGY GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON THE ROCK CYCLE, AND INCLUDES INTERACTIVES DEMONSTRATING MINERAL PROPERTIES SUCH AS DENSITY, MAGNETISM, AND FLUORESCENCE. HELEN AND ANDREW GILLAN PALEONTOLOGY GALLERY: THIS GALLERY EXPLORES HOW VOLCANISM RELATED TO PLATE TECTONIC CYCLES CAUSED A MASS EXTINCTION WHICH LED TO THE RISE OF DINOSAURS. DISPLAYS INCLUDE EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS FROM CONNECTICUT AND TWO DIORAMAS ILLUSTRATING LIFE IN THE TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC PERIODS. REINHOLD VOGEL ICE AGE GALLERY: THIS GALLERY REVEALS HOW EARTH'S ORBITAL CYCLES CAUSED GLACIERS TO ADVANCE AND RETREAT, RE-SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE. TOUCHABLE FOSSILS ARE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH ICONIC ICE AGE SPECIES LIKE THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH AND STAG MOOSE. NANCY AND KENNETH DUFFY NATURAL SCIENCES LAB: LOCATED AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE EXHIBITION, THIS AREA PROVIDES A PLACE TO EXPLORE AND RELAX. FAMILIES CAN PAUSE TO READ CHILDREN'S SCIENCE BOOKS OR PROJECT IMAGES OF INSECTS, FEATHERS, AND MORE ONTO A BIG SCREEN USING OUR MICROEYE MICROSCOPE. AUNDREA AND JIM AMINE MARINE ECOSYSTEM GALLERY MARINE ECOSYSTEM: FOCUSING ON TIDAL CYCLES AND FISH MIGRATION CYCLES, THIS GALLERY COMBINES DIORAMAS AND MARINE TANKS WITH LIVE FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS TO SHOWCASE THE LONG ISLAND SOUND ECOSYSTEM. MAGGIE & DAVID WALKER AND LIBBY & BRIAN WILL TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON BIRD MIGRATION AND SEASONAL CYCLES IN ANIMALS LIKE THE HIBERNATION CYCLE OF OUR BELOVED LIVE SPOTTED TURTLE. CRICKET AND JIM LOCKHART DIORAMA GALLERY: THE DAY-NIGHT CYCLE COMES TO LIFE IN OUR WOODLAND DIORAMA THANKS TO SOUND AND LIGHT MAGIC. YOUNG VISITORS WILL ENJOY TRYING TO FIND ALL THE HIDDEN CREATURES IN THIS ENCHANTING SCENE. THE KEYES FAMILY BIG BACKYARD GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON INSECT LIFE CYCLES. VISITORS WILL ENCOUNTER A WALL OF BUTTERFLIES AND MARVEL AT FIVE "MAGNIFIER" DIORAMAS WHICH FEATURE CREATURES LIKE EARTHWORMS, TERMITES, AND LIGHTNING BUGS AT 20X LIFE SIZE. ROBERT R. WEINER MINERAL GALLERY (ONGOING) THE ROBERT R. WIENER MINERAL GALLERY SHOWCASES NEARLY 200 EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMENS IN A UNIQUE INSTALLATION DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE BRILLIANT COLORS, DAZZLING LUSTERS AND FASCINATING CRYSTAL FORMS OF MINERALS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE KEY ASPECTS OF MINERALOGY AND THE CRITICAL ROLES MINERALS PLAY IN EVERYTHING FROM NUTRITION TO SMART PHONES. PERMANENT DISPLAYS FOCUS ON UNUSUAL CRYSTAL FORMS, THE WAY MINERALS GAIN THEIR COLORS, AND RARE COMBINATIONS OF MULTIPLE MINERALS GROWING TOGETHER. ROTATING DISPLAYS HIGHLIGHT UNIQUE SPECIMENS SUCH AS A LARGE TRANSLUCENT EXAMPLE OF LA VIESCA FLUORITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS DURING THE MAY 2024. "THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY'S VOTING MEMBERS WERE MADE: 1. CHANGES TO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH POSITION AFTER RECOMMENDATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2. THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE IF ONE OR TWO PEOPLE SHOULD BE IN THE OFFICE 3. THE CREATING OF ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 BMI HAS VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH CLASS IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. THE PERSONS WHO COMPRISE A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER. MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR EXCESS DUES, OR A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BMI AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, THE TOWN OF GREENWICH DESIGNATES THREE TRUSTEES WITH VOTING RIGHTS TO THE BOARD OF BMI. THE MEMBERS OF BMI ELECT THE REMAINING TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE WHO ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY WRITTEN PROXY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BMI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITHIN ITS CODE OF ETHICS WHICH COVERS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PER THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, A TRUSTEE MAY NOT VOTE ON, APPROVE, OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND THAT TRUSTEE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT PRIOR TO A VOTE OR OTHER ACTION. IF SUCH TRUSTEE IS PRESENT WHEN A MATTER INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED, HE OR SHE MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THAT DISCUSSION AND/OR THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY REQUIRES CARE TO BE EXERCISED BY STAFF TO ASSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT ARISES BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE STAFF MUST NOT COLLECT FOR THEMSELVES IN COMPETITION WITH THE MUSEUM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ARE ALSO EXPLAINED TO VOLUNTEERS AND OBSERVED BY THEM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO AND A COMMITTEE DETERMINE CONFLICTS AND REVIEW THE CONFLICTS ONCE DETERMINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE COMPENSATION AND POTENTIAL ANNUAL BONUS BASED ON PERFROMANCE GOALS. THE COMPENSATION WAS DOCUMENTED IN A 2019 OFFER LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS KEPT INFORMED AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -90,946. FORM 990. PART XI, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.