| Tom Krens interviewed by Charlie Rose |
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Tom Krens interviewed by Charlie Rose
TOM KRENS Charlie talks to Tom Krens, director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. (Broadcast Date: January 3, 2005)... more While Miami was absorbing the appointment of Miami Art Museum's new director, Terrance Riley, Charlie Rose had Tom Krens on his TV show. Charlie Rose is one of the best interviewers around because he asks good questions, difficult questions, is knowledgeable about many subjects, and knows many of his guests over a period of years. They discuss the role of museums, how museums function now and into the immediate future, and all of that has implications in our local environment. Miami Art Museum is about to undertake a major building project. The residents of Miami-Dade County are currently in a very high building phase and, the housing bubble and real estate market, as noted by some national panelists on the Diane Rehm Show, has moved into a unstable place in Miami. Mr. Riley comes to finish the building project of the Museum Park (Bicentennial Park), a project that had a few twists and hidden components. When I was a much younger college student museums held a more prominent role in cultural life than they do today with collectors holding and housing major works of art in private institutions and facilities. During the 70s and 80s things began to open up some but it hasn't been long. The housing of art and providing financial support to maintain, archive, conserve, protect, insure and, all that goes along with it is a great responsibility. In the domain of the public accountability will surely be waiting at the doorstep.
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