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10 Dec 2025 Conversations with Tyler Gaurav Kapadia on New York City, Investing, and Contemporary Art
“One of the things, as an example, MoMA has done, via the MoMA Design Store, is, they’ve taken the sensibilities of the museum and brought it to a lot of other places. I think that’s one of the core purposes of a museum.”
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- 10 Dec 2025
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…Now, I have many questions about museums and art. I know you’re on the board of the Whitney, so I’m not asking you about the Whitney because it might be awkward for you to speak about that on the record, but if I go to most art museums, and I see the gift shop and the restaurant, it used to be those are always too small. Are we now at the point where those are too large? What’s your opinion? There will never be a museum gift shop too big for me, is my general opinion. No, I think it varies deeply by institution. One of the things, as an example, MoMA has done, via the MoMA Design Store, is, they’ve taken the sensibilities of the museum and brought it to a lot of other places. I think that’s one of the core purposes of a museum. No, first of all, I haven’t been to a gift shop or restaurant that’s not extremely crowded, so it seems like they should be bigger. They still should be larger. What’s the most common fundraising mistake that art museums make?…
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