Press Releases

January 20, 2010
Museum Launches Weekly Scavenger Hunt

On February 6, the Museum will initiate "Scavenger Hunt Saturdays," a free weekly program for students of all ages.

December 11, 2009
William Donaldson to Receive Museum's 2010 Whitehead Award

William H. Donaldson has been selected to receive the Museum of American Finance’s 2010 John C. Whitehead Award for Distinguished Public Service and Financial Leadership.

October 25, 2009
Charles Geisst to Speak at Museum on Collateral Damaged

Best-selling author will discuss credit card addiction and how a nation of savers became a nation of consumers.

October 20, 2009
Museum Hosts Panel on 80th Anniversary of Crash

On Thursday, October 29, the Museum will continue its 2009 Kaufman Series with “Did Economists Get It Wrong?” – an expert panel on the different explanations of the current crisis on the 80th anniversary of the Crash of 1929.

September 30, 2009
A Year After Financial Crisis, Museum Launches "Recessipedia" to Avoid a Repeat

The Museum today launched Recessipedia, a wiki designed to tap the wisdom of crowds from Wall Street to Main Street to learn the causes of the financial crisis.

September 9, 2009
David Cowen Named President and CEO of Museum of American Finance

The Museum of American Finance has named hedge fund manager and financial historian David Cowen its new president and CEO.

August 21, 2009
Museum to Open "Actien Handel: Early Dutch Finance and the Founding of America" Exhibit

Exhibit will feature the earliest known share certificate -- the document featured in the motion picture "Ocean's Twelve."