The Arthur M. Rosenblatt Memorial Lecture on Museum Design is an AIANY signature event organized each year by the Cultural Facilities Committee. The series was established in 2006 to honor the work and memory of our founding Committee chair, Arthur Rosenblatt. Among his many accomplishments Arthur was the Vice President for Architecture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 19 years during its period of great expansion, the founding Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a highly regarded Museum design consultant. He was an enthusiastic promoter of the architectural profession through the American Institute of Architects, and passionate about the role of art in our everyday lives. To honor Arthur Rosenblatt's Legacy, the Chapter presents an annual lecture focusing on museum design from the perspective of architects and other visionaries.

This year the committee is honored to host Weiss/Manfredi co-founders, Marion Weiss, FAIA and Michael Manfredi, FAIA, in person at the Center for Architecture, to present their work. Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi are recipients of the Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2024 Louis I. Kahn Award, the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture, and were named one of North America's "Emerging Voices" by the Architectural League of New York.

Speakers:
Michael Manfredi, FAIA, Principal, Weiss/Manfredi
Marion Weiss, FAIA, Principal, Weiss/Manfredi