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On October 3, 2019, the museum announced that it intended to change its name to the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, after a donation of $125 million from billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin. It is the largest single gift in the museum's history, [8] [9] effectively doubling its endowment. However, president and chief executive ...
The German submarine U-505, captured by the US Navy during World War II, is on permanent display at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
From 2000 to 2022, Griffin served on the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's board of trustees. [46] [47] In July 2007, Griffin donated a $19 million addition to the Art Institute of Chicago designed by Renzo Piano and named Kenneth and Anne Griffin Court. [48] One of his paintings by Paul Cézanne was loaned to the institute. [6]
Originally sold by the artist in 1955 for $4,000, it was sold by the David Geffen Foundation to Kenneth C. Griffin for $300 million in September 2015, then ranking it first on the list of most expensive paintings. [2] [3] [4] It was later on loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, [5] but by 2024 was no longer there.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, the wealthiest person in Illinois, told the Economic Club of Chicago Monday he has grave doubts about the future of Chicago, and that his investment ...
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It is owned by hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin, who purchased it in September 2015 from David Geffen for $200 million, a then record-breaking price, at which time it was lent to the Art Institute of Chicago. [2] [3] As of May 2024, it is ranked 5th on the list of most expensive paintings.
The gift will help expand cancer research and treatment in South Florida.