Press Release Archive

January 6, 2012
MoAF Awards First Museum Finance Academy Scholarship and Opens Enrollment for Spring 2012 Semester

The Museum is proud to announce that Paul Lindseth, a 16-year-old junior from Hunter College High School, has received the Museum Finance Academy’s merit scholarship for the Fall 2011 semester.

December 13, 2011
Felix Rohatyn to Receive 2012 John C. Whitehead Award from Museum of American Finance

Felix Rohatyn will receive the Museum's John C. Whitehead Award at its 2012 gala on January 9.

October 27, 2011
MoAF Offers Free Visits for Title 1 Schools

The Museum has received a grant from ING to provide free visits to 15 classes from New York City Title 1 schools in the 2011-2012 academic year.

October 4, 2011
Museum to Open "Checks & Balances: Presidents and American Finance" Exhibit on Election Day

On Tuesday, November 8, the Museum will open “Checks & Balances,” an exhibit on the financial challenges faced by American Presidents both in the Oval Office and in their personal lives.

September 8, 2011
MoAF Launches Museum Finance Academy

$5,000 scholarship will be awarded to top student in 10-week financial literacy program.

August 30, 2011
Museum of American Finance Offers Free Admission on Smithsonian Magazine's Seventh Annual Museum Day

On Saturday, September 24, the Museum will join other participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day ticket.

July 8, 2011
Museum Invites New Yorkers To Race Around Wall Street for Cash Prize

On July 30, the Museum will host a whirlwind scavenger hunt through Lower Manhattan. Teams of 2-6 people will have to use their knowledge of New York City and its financial history to solve clues and win prizes.