# The Wing Is Named for the Guy the Show Is About

> Four-foot letters on the facade. The show is about men who put their names on buildings.

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Beat: Culture
Published: August 14, 2026
Source title: Museum opens named wing with a show on Gilded Age greed
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/arts/design/museum-wing-donor-gilded-age-show.html
Tags: museum, donor, gilded-age, plaque

## Article

I don't believe this. They opened a wing with four foot letters on the facade and the first freakin' show is about men who put their names on buildings, and the wall text thanks the donor for making the conversation possible. You exit under the name. That's the mismatch. The labels talk about robber barons in the past tense and the present tense is on the door. Say it with the plaque still up.

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