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VBO - Summary of first visit for JRB Library/ Institute

Cambridge MA

5/9/16

Heather Campion, Jill Medevedow (Director if Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston)


Question : will other VP Papers be included

Question ; Who will run the Center /is the Center also a museum?


Need programming and Experimental Learning on site

Need kitchen and facility to host and rent space


Need a great architect == Exhibition Designer to take the lead on this

ü African American (AA Museum used the “old Guard” – Ralph Applebaum and Assoc. – so did Clinton

ü ICA used Gallagher & Assoc in MD.

ü Diller , Scofidio , Renfro – short listed for Obama Library – did Hi-Line in NYC, Eli Broad Museum in LA ,and Lincoln Center


Need physical and digital experience – who will our visitors be?

Do you want HBS vs MIT – fit in, or stand alone designs


Architects have to be briefed to match the Pillars

Restaurant – good food, not vending machines

Meeting rooms

Where will dignitaries be greeted

Amphitheater- for panels and presentations

Entrance place for the Blue Ribbon panel/ reception space

***Coat room - critical

General reception area

Green room for panelists

Storage

Pay for admissions? – should it be free?

Space allocation:

Papers

Interactive – digital time line of JRB career

Artifacts – Amtrak Rail Car??

Experimental points – critical for kids

Need to plan ahead for school groups – separate entrance?

Civic education – big opportunity

Check out:

Bush Library

Newseum, DC

AA

Convention Center in Philly – Rick Stengle as Director

Clinton Library


Programming: - material based

Exhibitions

Film festival

Performances

Adult based

Kids

Outdoors

Human rights panels

Women’s advocacy


Role of CEO: Oversee

Education

Physical building

Media room

JRB office

VBO office

Private rooms (as in apartment)

Money/budget – what is the operations budget needed to support this in a given year

Operations – new money or endowments? (Biden won’t be here so what happens then

HR

Marketing

Public programs

Publications

IT – Website

Corporate funding for educational programs

Fellowships

Student intern programs


Board Make-up: no more than 18 – need Board participants to raise money


Financial structure:

What do you pay the University, i.e.? – how do you partner w/ the University?

They do maintenance, custodial

Relations with the University are ongoing- change agent/ thought Leader