Bruce Museum Inc.

“Patricia w. Chadwick, treasurer, and charles m. Royce, vice chair, have a business relationship.”

“The organization amended its by-laws during the fiscal year, the following changes were made: 1. A new code of ethics was adopted, the first update since 2009, which conforms to current best practices.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 2023 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.”

“The organization posts its financial statements on its website, and its governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon written request.”

“Tim prentice gridlock 2006 great art wall on loan until march 2025 aluminum tiles and wire. Tim prentice and his long-time associate david colbert formed prentice colbert in 2012. They design, present, contract and install kinetic sculptures. Tim's inspiration grows out of the tradition of alexander calder and george rickey. Still his works are very much his own. Permanent science galleries: natural cycles shape our land opened november 7, 2021 divided into six sections that cover basic natural cyclic activity: 1.global scale cycles shape the landscape, but animals also incorporate cycles into their activities. 2.human activities can disrupt natural cycles. 3.geographical scope of this gallery is regional (ct to new england). 4.exhibition flows from large scale to small-scale short-term cycles. Geology gallery explains the rock cycles, demonstrates properties of rocks and minerals and the geological history of ct. Paleontology gallery explores plate tectonic cycles and how they profoundly effected life on earth. As the triassic period ended and the jurassic period began volcanic activity caused a mass extinction. Dinosaurs took over. Ct fossils in this exhibit tell a great deal about this time. Ice age gallery earth's orbital cycles caused glaciers to advance and retreat many times over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. Glaciers greatly influenced our landscape. Many large mammal species lived here during the ice age but disappeared for natural and human driven reasons. Marine ecosystem and terrestrial galleries water is always on the move and so too are the many inhabitants of the marine ecosystems. Explore dioramas and live water creatures as they emerge to live and look for food. Backyard gallery explore the dioramas of animals in our own backyard. See how animals thrive whether they live on a diurnal or nocturnal cycle. A variety of life processes are explored as insects change in appearance, diet, and habitat as they grow from larvae to adults. Robert r. Weiner mineral gallery opened april 2, 2023 minerals are beautiful and fascinating. This exhibition showcases two hundred spectacular specimens that show off their myriad shapes, colors, and light-catching effects.”

“Loss on uncollectible contributions receivable -110,351. Loss on disposal of improvements and equipment -15,250.”

“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.”

“The new bruce opened april 2, 2023, to accolades of awe and amazement by members, visitors, dignitaries, and national and regional press. We had 1,469 visitors that day. The expansion has doubled the bruce's size and tripled its exhibition space. The museum is 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. Our acronym is case (community, art, science, and education). We are fairfield county's signature cultural attraction and a gateway to greenwich. The building features state-of-art exhibition, education, and community spaces, including a changing gallery for art and five new permanent galleries in the william l. Richter art wing, a changing gallery for science, a permanent science exhibition titled "natural cycles shape our land, and three classrooms in the cohen education wing, with the opening these unparalleled exhibitions awed visitors: lois dodd: natural order (april 2--may 28, 2023), changing art gallery featuring eighty paintings curated by dr. Margarita karasoulas, this was the largest exhibition of her work to date. This show garnered major reviews in the ny times, wall street journal, and the washington post as well as local and regional press. Dodd is a local painter (nyc, new jersey, and maine). The title refers to the artist's enduring interest in nature and the underlying geometry that structures her work. James castle: thresholds (april 2--may 28, 2023), vicki netter fitzgerald gallery featuring fifty works including those from the william louis-dreyfus collection in mt. Kisco, ny. The exhibition focused on the artist's interest in thresholdsthe boundaries or in-between spacesthat reflect the artist's enduring interest in architecture and the built environment. The images may also reflect the artist's own sense of in-betweenness as he navigated between deaf and speaking worlds, and the self-taught and mainstream artistic communities to which he belonged. Collection installation: american modernism (april 2--october 15, 2023), grossman family gallery for this inaugural exhibition, this gallery was divided into two parts, each with works on loan from local and private collections. The first section focused on ten major paintings by members of the american abstract artists (aaa) and the other section aligning more closely with trends in realism and alienation from modernism. There were two edward hoppers (recently seen in the whitney museum's hopper exhibition) and an andrew wyeth, all three are promised gifts to the bruce. There were also six pueblo blackware pottery from the museum's collection. Then is now: contemporary black art in america (april 2--october 15, 2023), barbara and edward netter foundation gallery this exhibition explored how black artists of our time engage with the past and present. Eighteen loans from private collections in greenwich showcase works made in or around 1968 (the assassination of martin luther king, jr., and somewhat earlier john f. Kennedy) and culminates with works as recent as 2020, encompassing the historical legacies of slavery and the civil rights movement. The exhibition, curated by dr. Margarita karasoulas, revealed how artists reimagine key historical events to focus on black experiences. Penguins! Past and present (april 2--august 6, 2023), changing science gallery this exhibition portrayed the story of these remarkable birds with dioramas, breathtaking videos, interactive displays, and taxidermy species to entertain all. Curated by dr. Daniel ksepka, an internationally recognized expert in penguin evolution, the penguin journey starts over 60mm years ago with the fossils of ancient ancestors. The exhibition showed the many positive and negative ways penguins and humans interact. Material matters: the sculptures of elie nadelman (april 2--september 24, 2023), sculpture gallery this exhibition featured approximately twenty works of the polish american mo”