Thursday, November 17, 2005
DELL GIFT TO FUND THEATER IN NEW MUSEUM
The Museum has received a combined $5 million gift from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Dr. Alexander and Lorraine Dell to fund a theater in its new building located on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. In recognition of this generous gift, the Museum is honored to name the theater the Dell Theater.
The Dell Theater will serve as a multipurpose venue that will hold more than 300 people for lectures, film series, dramatic performances, musical performances, workshops, and community meetings. In addition, the Dell Theater will be an integral part of the new Museum's Education Center, serving as a flexible space in order to support workshops, classrooms and laboratories for learning, when not being used as a theater. It will enhance the Museum's emphasis on innovative programming designed to reinforce the lessons of the core exhibition.
"As a family, we are excited about not only the cultural richness this theater will provide to the community, but also its potential as a stimulating learning environment," said Susan Dell, co-founder and board chairman of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. "We look forward to seeing it come alive with performances, teaching and interaction."
"The Dell gift demonstrates the Capital Campaign's importance on a national level, and it also reflects the core values of the new Museum. Michael Dell was able to build one of America's great companies and brands because he and his parents were afforded the freedom to pursue their dreams. The Museum celebrates what freedom has meant to American Jews from all walks of life, and we are grateful to be a beneficiary of one of the great success stories," said Museum Chairman D. Walter Cohen.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation at www.msdf.org was established in 1999 by the Dell family to improve outcomes for under-served children in a measurable way. Based in Austin, Texas, the Foundation funds programs that foster and improve the education, health and safety of children around the world. With an endowment of more than $1 billion, the Foundation has committed more than $200 million to children's and community initiatives to date.
FOR ART, CONTACT JAY NACHMAN AT 215-923-5978 OR BY EMAIL AT JNACHMAN@NMAJH.ORG
The Dell Theater will serve as a multipurpose venue that will hold more than 300 people for lectures, film series, dramatic performances, musical performances, workshops, and community meetings. In addition, the Dell Theater will be an integral part of the new Museum's Education Center, serving as a flexible space in order to support workshops, classrooms and laboratories for learning, when not being used as a theater. It will enhance the Museum's emphasis on innovative programming designed to reinforce the lessons of the core exhibition.
"As a family, we are excited about not only the cultural richness this theater will provide to the community, but also its potential as a stimulating learning environment," said Susan Dell, co-founder and board chairman of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. "We look forward to seeing it come alive with performances, teaching and interaction."
"The Dell gift demonstrates the Capital Campaign's importance on a national level, and it also reflects the core values of the new Museum. Michael Dell was able to build one of America's great companies and brands because he and his parents were afforded the freedom to pursue their dreams. The Museum celebrates what freedom has meant to American Jews from all walks of life, and we are grateful to be a beneficiary of one of the great success stories," said Museum Chairman D. Walter Cohen.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation at www.msdf.org was established in 1999 by the Dell family to improve outcomes for under-served children in a measurable way. Based in Austin, Texas, the Foundation funds programs that foster and improve the education, health and safety of children around the world. With an endowment of more than $1 billion, the Foundation has committed more than $200 million to children's and community initiatives to date.
FOR ART, CONTACT JAY NACHMAN AT 215-923-5978 OR BY EMAIL AT JNACHMAN@NMAJH.ORG
