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One of the most popular participants in Boston's FinTech Week was Alexander Hamilton, the “ten dollar founding father,” who interacted with attendees as an interactive AI developed by the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), in partnership with the Museum of American Finance. He will be a permanent feature in the Museum's new home in the Boston Seaport.

On October 29, 2025, the Museum of American Finance will present “Unlocking Private Market Investments for Retail Investors: Pros and Cons,” a moderated in-person panel that explores the growing opportunity to bring alternative asset classes such as private credit, private equity and real estate to retail portfolios.

The Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, announced that Howard Marks and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. have donated a complete bound set of Mr. Marks’s memos in honor of the 35th anniversary of his first memo. The set, inscribed by Mr. Marks, will become part of the Museum’s permanent collection.

The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's member spotlight on the Museum of American Finance.

Watch Channel 7 News Boston's coverage of the Museum's upcoming opening in Commonwealth Pier in the Boston Seaport.

A new museum is coming to Boston. Set to open on Commonwealth Pier in the Seaport on July 1, 2026, the Museum of American Finance will host exhibits, collections and events highlighting the history of finance in the United States. 

The Museum of American Finance is moving to Boston. The Smithsonian-affiliated institution announced yesterday it has signed a 10-year lease to relocate to the Seaport, where it will occupy a 5,400-square-foot waterfront space on the Commonwealth Pier.

The Museum of American Finance, the nation’s only independent museum dedicated to finance and financial history, plans to open a new permanent location in Boston next summer, marking a new era for the institution after years without a physical home.

A new museum is coming to Boston’s Seaport in 2026 and admission will be free for all.

The Museum of American Finance announced it has signed a 10-year lease for exhibit space in Boston. Planning is now underway to develop and create the Museum’s exhibits at Commonwealth Pier, the waterfront destination in Boston’s Seaport.

The Boston Globe's coverage of the Museum's announcement to open its new exhibit headquarters at Commonwealth Pier, Boston, in 2026.

The Museum of American Finance, the nation's only independent museum dedicated to finance and financial history, will honor the achievements of three financial leaders at its annual Gala on March 6, 2025. This year’s Gala will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan, with CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani and “WealthTrack” Executive Producer and Managing Editor Consuelo Mack serving as the masters of ceremony.

Note-taking/action item apps have become the most popular “use case” in artificial intelligence among financial advisors to date, according to Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholz Wealth Management, who recently moderated a panel discussion on AI hosted by the Museum of American Finance and Betterment. 

Read WSJ columnist Jason Zweig's coverage of the Museum's "Tribute to the Life and Career of Charlie Munger."

Charlie Munger, the esteemed vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway who passed away last November at the age of 99, was honored last week at a tribute hosted by the Museum of American Finance and the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Read full article.

On June 11, the Museum of American Finance will present “AI and Finance: Can We Learn to Love the Bot?”—a provocative in-person panel discussion on the complex and fast-changing topic of the impact of AI on finance.

The only independent museum in the US dedicated to finance and financial history is getting a seven-figure boost from leaders and institutions across Wall Street. Around $1.5 million was raised during the Museum of American Finance’s 2024 Gala on March 7, as first reported by Reuters.

Read Reuters' coverage of the Museum of American Finance's 2024 Gala honoring Richard Clarida, Charles Royce, Howard Marks and Tina Byles Williams.