Correction

Alicia,

I read your article in The Herald with great interest. You mention in the fourth paragraph that the New Now Gallery walls are white, "like the walls of all the rooms at the Museum of American Art."

In fact, the six first floor galleries devoted to the historic, pre-1925, part of the collection are displayed in galleries where color is a major component of the display. The colors, which range from bright yellow to more somber greens and browns, are intended to present an historic context in which to view the painting and sculptures on view. Similarly, oriental carpets are in several galleries as they would have been placed in eighteenth and nineteenth century houses. Our Museum strives to create an ambience which is harmonious with the masterpieces we are fortunate enough to house in New Britain.

It is for this reason that museums are such wonderful places to visit. Please come and look at our most attractive, exciting museum again.

Sincerely,
Douglas Hyland
Director