Hirshhorn Elects Five New Trustees
March 16, 2015
Eight Members Have Joined Under the Leadership of New Director Melissa Chiu
The board of trustees of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden welcomed five new members at a meeting Feb. 19. The election of Haryanto Adikoesoemo, Jill Bernstein, Stéphan Crétier, Trinh D. Doan and Jill Cooper Udall brings to a total of eight the members added to the board since Melissa Chiu became the Hirshhorn’s director Sept. 29. The first group of members recruited by Chiu joined the board in October: Janine W. Hill, Joleen Julis and Harold J. Newman.
“We are pleased to welcome a diverse slate of new trustees,” said Chiu. “As the Hirshhorn continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary, we are expanding the board to encompass a wider range of interests and expertise. In keeping with the museum’s increasingly international focus, we are adding trustees not only from the United States, but from Canada and Indonesia as well.”
“It is a time of excitement and growth,” said Peggy Burnet, the Hirshhorn’s board chair. “We welcome our new trustees as we enter a dynamic moment in time at the Hirshhorn. Melissa Chiu has brought robust activity to the museum.”
About the Board Members
Based in Jakarta, Haryanto Adikoesoemo is president director of PT AKR Corporindo Tbk. He is deputy chairman of the Indonesian Public Listed Companies Association and a member of the Honor Council of APINDO and the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Jill Bernstein, a philanthropist and collector of contemporary art, serves on the boards of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Aspen Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and Artis. She is a co-trustee of the Jill and Jay Bernstein Family Foundation.
Stéphan Crétier is founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of GardaWorld Security Corporation. He serves on the boards of the Montreal Economic Institute and the Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance and is also active in the Canadian Cancer Society. He founded the Crétier Foundation, which helps young artists in emerging Middle Eastern markets.
Trinh D. Doan is a managing director and private client advisor at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. She serves on the board of the International Rescue Committee and is a member of the Planned Giving Advisory Committee of the Museum of Modern Art and the Contemporary Art Council of the Asia Society.
Jill Cooper Udall has consulted on museum issues for the Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She serves on the boards of Ford’s Theatre, the Washington Opera, the Meridian International Center and the Conservation International Women’s Forum.
About the Hirshhorn
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of international modern and contemporary art. With nearly 12,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media installations, works on paper and new media works, its holdings encompass one of the leading collections of postwar American and European art. The Hirshhorn presents diverse exhibitions and offers an array of public programs that explore modern and contemporary art. Located at Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W., the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission to the galleries and special programs is free. For more information about exhibitions and events, visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Follow the Hirshhorn on Facebook at facebook.com/hirshhorn, on Twitter at twitter.com/hirshhorn, on Tumblr at hirshhorn.tumblr.com and on Instagram at instagram.com/hirshhorn. Or sign up for the museum’s eBlasts at hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/social-media. To request accessibility services, contact Kristy Maruca at marucak@si.edu or (202) 633-2796, preferably two weeks in advance.
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