When Stephen Fleischman came to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in 1991 the museum was in financial straits, attendance lagged and it was housed in a former department store building. Fleischman will retire May 1 as the museum's director and has put the museum on solid financial footing, increased attendance and revenues and guided the organization into its new home at Overture Center in 2006.
"Chair de Triomphe," a work by American artist Roger Brown, shares floorspace as part of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition, "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism." The show was scheduled to open March 17 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has closed the museum for now.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Director Stephen Fleischman walks through "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism." Few have seen the exhibit which has not yet opened publicly due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
What is now the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art at State and Henry streets was founded in 1901. The museum moved into its 51,000-square-foot, Cesar Pelli-designed building as part of the Overture Center development in Downtown Madison in 2006.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Director Stephen Fleischman walks toward the museum's rooftop sculpture garden last week as he winds down a nearly three-decade run at the museum.
Stephen Fleischman started as the director of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in 1991 but will retire on Friday. He is seen here last week in front of a Roger Brown painting that is part of an exhibit on Chicago imagist artists from the 1950s and 1960s.
Books featuring artists included in Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition, "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism," are displayed on a table at the museum. The artists include Roger Brown, Jim Nutt, Christina Ramberg and Ed Paschke.
When Stephen Fleischman came to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in 1991 the museum was in financial straits, attendance lagged and it was housed in a former department store building. Fleischman will retire May 1 as the museum's director and has put the museum on solid financial footing, increased attendance and revenues and guided the organization into its new home at Overture Center in 2006.
"Chair de Triomphe," a work by American artist Roger Brown, shares floorspace as part of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition, "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism." The show was scheduled to open March 17 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has closed the museum for now.
What is now the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art at State and Henry streets was founded in 1901. The museum moved into its 51,000-square-foot, Cesar Pelli-designed building as part of the Overture Center development in Downtown Madison in 2006.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Director Stephen Fleischman walks through "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism." Few have seen the exhibit which has not yet opened publicly due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Books featuring artists included in Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition, "Uncommon Accumulation: The Mark and Judy Bednar Collection of Chicago Imagism," are displayed on a table at the museum. The artists include Roger Brown, Jim Nutt, Christina Ramberg and Ed Paschke.
Stephen Fleischman started as the director of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in 1991 but will retire on Friday. He is seen here last week in front of a Roger Brown painting that is part of an exhibit on Chicago imagist artists from the 1950s and 1960s.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Director Stephen Fleischman walks toward the museum's rooftop sculpture garden last week as he winds down a nearly three-decade run at the museum.
