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Measuring Govan

May 17, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Jori Finkel’s weekend profile of Michael Govan, LACMA’s director, has these metrics:

Five years into his stewardship of LACMA, having just signed a contract for five more, Govan, 47, has transformed the museum and its reputation. He has overseen the completion of two sleek new exhibition halls by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, grown the collection by about 12,000 objects and helped boost annual attendance by some 40%.

Michael Govan Dreams Big for LACMA (Los Angeles Times)

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