From the Director The month of March 2014 will surely go down as one of the most monumental periods in the Museum’s history. Within those 31 days, we completed the delivery of nearly 2,000 arms and armor artifacts from the Higgins Armory Museum, finished a whirlwind construction and installation of the new Knights! exhibition, conducted an all-out marketing push, and welcomed over 4,000 visitors to the Knights! opening weekend on March 28 - 30. I thank the entire WAM staff for their herculean efforts to make this all happen – while at the same time ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and uninterrupted service to visitors, members, and donors. With a lead time of barely one year, the staff closed ranks and outdid the normal time frame for exhibitions of this magnitude. It was nothing short of remarkable. Our efforts have paid off! To date, Knights! has been featured more than 150 times in both local and national media, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Huffington Post, NECN, WGBH, and two Chronicle segments on WCVB Channel 5. Visit our website to see a full list and read what others have written about the exhibition. Knights! is significant not just because of this broad-based recognition, but because it is an important milestone in a Museum-wide transformation process. As requested by the Board of Trustees and defined in our vision statement, WAM is becoming more visitor-centric and community-focused, while continuing to take good care of the art in our stewardship. Knights! is one big step in that direction. If you haven’t already experienced Knights!, please be sure to take in this new interpretation of a beloved and artistically significant collection. And don’t forget to stop in to visit Helmutt’s House while you are here!
Matthias Waschek / Director
Worcester Art Museum Board of Trustees FY14 Catherine M. Colinvaux, President Phyllis Pollack, Vice President Marie Angelini, Vice President Charlie Moser, Vice President Joseph J. Bafaro, Jr., Treasurer Karin Branscombe, Clerk Herbert S. Alexander Julia D. Andrieni Sara Buckingham John B. Dirlam Susan M. Foley Gabriele M. Goszcz Abraham Haddad Rachel Kaminsky Lisa Kirby Gibbs Patricia S. Lotuff Katharine M. Michie Philip R. Morgan Moira Moynihan-Manoog John Savickas Clifford J. Schorer