Who is behind museumnetwork.com? The people who have created museumnetwork.com come from diverse backgrounds. What we all have in common is years of devotion to the cultural community worldwide. Many of the founding shareholders of museumnetwork.com have served as "members," "contributors," "employees," or on the boards of museums and other cultural not-for-profits. Collectively the founders have provided millions of dollars of financial support and decades of personal time to museums. They include ICON shareholders, museumnetwork.com shareholders, and the limited partners in museumnetwork.com, with affiliations such as:
David Auchincloss
	Museum of Modern Art, Member American Museum of Natural History, Member New York Horticultural Society, Member
Bernard Arnault
	RESTORING MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE:
		1991 Paris Opera House: renovation of the library of the Paris opera House 1992 Palais Royal, Paris: restoration of the Palais Royal gardens 1992-93 Château de Versailles: restoration and installation of the Afrique, Crimée and Italie rooms (seven rooms in the north wing). 1994-97 Christian Dior's childhood home in Granville: renovation and creation of a museum. These projects also included on-site training schools for young artisans.
	REVITALIZING AND PROMOTING OUR ARTISTIC HERITAGE:
	A number of major exhibitions and commissions have been made possible by LVMH's patronage:
	1991	"THE GOLDEN AGE OF DECORATIVE ARTS, 1814-1848" Grand Palais, Paris
	1993	"VERSAILLES AND THE ROYAL TALBES OF EUROPE" Château de Versailles
	1994	"NICOLAS POUSSIN" Retrospective, Grand Palais, Paris
		"TREASURES OF THE COMÉDIE FRANCAISE" Exhibition at the Comédie Francaise, Paris
	1995	"CÉZANNE" Retrospective, Grand Palais, Paris
	1996	"PICASSO AND THE PORTRAIT" Grand Palais, Paris
	1997	"GEORGES DE LA TOUR" Retrospective, Grand Palais, Paris
	1998	"MILLET - VAN GOGH" Musée d'Orsay, Paris
		"CURTAIN OF THE SHANGHAI OPERA HOUSE", by Olivier Debré Commissioned and presented to they city of Shanghai, China
	1999	"CHARDIN" Grand Palais, Paris, September 1999
		"FAUVISM" or Trial by Fire: the Explosion of Modernity in Europe Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, October 1999
		"JEAN DUBUFFET - A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY" Monnaie de Paris, November 1999
	YOUNG PEOPLE AND MUSIC:
	*	Enabling young people to attend the most exceptional concerts of the Paris season "1,000 seats for young people" initiative / Nurturing the music lovers of tomorrow Over the past eight years, 14,000 concert seats have been offered to young amateur musicians attending local conservatoires in Paris, allowing them to attend the most prestigious concerts (the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, Murizio Pollini, Jessye Norman, etc.)
	*	Opening young ears to contemporary music LVMH sponsorship to support the reopening of the IRCAM music research institute in June 1996. Organization of open day for young people.
	YOUNG VIRTUOSOS:
	*	Loan of two Stradivarius violins and a Stradivarius cello from the LVMH collections, allowing young virtuosos (such as Maxim Vengerov) to fully express their exceptional talents.
	*	Promotion of very young talents through the organization of "Young Virtuosos" concerts (including a concert at the Pleyd Concert Hall in Paris on June 21, 1995 during the nationwide Music Festival).
	YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE NATIONAL HERITAGE:
	Letting young people discover the world of painting and the Grand Masters.
	A diverse range of original initiatives accompanied LVMH - sponsored exhibitions:
	*	French high schools: a special magazine on Nicholas Poussin was published in cooperation with the National Education Documentation Center and distributed to all classes at the start of the 1994 academic year. This initiative was repeated for the Cézanne exhibition in 1995.
	*	Fine arts schools in France (70 schools) and in 15 countries across the world: creation of the LVMH Young Artist Prize with study grants for further education (30 artists have so far benefited).
	*	LVMH Painting and Music Multimedia Workshop, to accompany the Fauvism exhibition. An innovative initiative for young and old alike combining new technologies and audio/video interactivity.
	*	LVMH art discovery classes for 7-12 year olds, organized for the Georges de la Tour retrospective (1997), the Millet-Van Gogh exhibit a the Musée d'Orsay (1998) and the Chardin exhibition (1999). Over 3,000 children have participated in these initiatives.
	FRANCE
	*	Paris and French Hospitals Foundation
	*	Claude Pompidou Foundation Supporting initiatives for the disabled and senior citizens organized by Madame Pompidou for her Foundation (since 1990). Assistance in the creation of a center for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
	*	"Pont Neuf" Association Chaired by Madame Jacques Chirae, supports training of young people from Eastern Europe.
	*	Pasteur Institute Research and equipment
	*	Urology research Headed by Professor Dufour (Hôpital Necker, Paris)
	*	Ear, nose and throat research Headed by Professors Chouart and Meyer (Hôpital St-Antoine, Paris) to prevent deafness in children
	*	Cancer research Headed by Professor Jasmin (Hôpital Henri Mondor, Villejuif, Paris)
	*	Research into aging Headed by Professor Beaulieu
	*	American Hospital in Paris
	INTERNATIONAL
	*	Great Ormond Street Hospital, London 1995-97: purchase of surgical and radiology equipment for the Great Ormond Street Fund for the Hospitals for Sick Children (patron: Diana, Princess of Wales)
	*	Princess Grace Foundation, Monaco
	*	The ovarian cancer research Fund, New York - USA
Robert M. Baylis
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology Overseer, Chairman of the Development Center
	Darien Historical Society, Director
	Asia Society, President's Circle
	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Member
	The Archaeology Institute of America, Member
Derek Bloom
	The Friends of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Executive Committee (1992 - 1995)
Gerard F. Bonnevay
	PUYLATTA Museum (archaeology, Lyons, France), Former Curator
	Promotion and support to:
	Musée de beaux arts de Lyon
	Musée de beaux arts de Grenoble
	Musée de beaux arts de Chamber
	Musée Gallo -- romain
	Musée de la soierie et des tissus anciens
	Fondation de l'hermitage, Lausann
	Western Art Museum, Tokyo
	Musée Vinay
	Musée Andrei RUBLEV, Moscow
Ulf C. Bratt
	MUSÉE (Museums & Universities Supporting Educational Enrichment, Inc.), Chairman and CEO
Kelly L. Carr
	MUSÉE (Museums & Universities Supporting Educational Enrichment, Inc.), Managing Director
	The Philadelphia Zoo, Member
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Member
Richard Clifford
	The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Member
Harvey R. Cooper
	The Museum of Natural Science, New York, Contributor
	The British Museum, Contributor
Armando de Andrade
Diana M. Decker
	Whitemarsh Community Art Center, Board of Directors (15 years)
	The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Member
	Woodmere Art Museum, Member
	Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Member
	Ft. Washington Historical Society, Member
Dominique Delouis
Edward C. Driscoll
	The National Building Museum, Board Member (1991-1996)
Michael F. Eleey
	Member/Volunteer/Staff:
	The Franklin Institute
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
	The Fabric Workshop
	The Yale University Art Gallery
	The Please Touch Museum
	The Beineke Rare Books Library, Yale University
Anne V. Falasco
	Pace/Wildenstein Gallery, New York, Intern (1995)
	Maryland Historical Society, Intern (1995)
	Freeman Fine Arts, Employee (1996-1998)
	Abington Art Center, Member
	Fleisher Memorial Art Center, Member
Charles B. Grace
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Member of Board of Overseers
David Grant
Gordon B. Hattersley, Jr.
	Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Board of Directors,
	Executive Committee, Science Committee, Chairman of Collections Committee
Harris N. & Sandra D. Hollin
	Supporters:
	Israel Museum, Jerusalem
	The Philadelphia Museum of Art
	The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
	Philadelphia Art Alliance
	Exhibit Sponsors:
	American Jewish History Museum, Folk Art Exhibit
	The University of Pennsylvania, Rembrandt Exhibit
Harris N. Hollin:
	Libraries, University of Pennsylvania, Member, Board of Overseers
	Friends of the Libraries, Life Member
	The Library Company of Philadelphia, Member
	The Philobiblon Society, Member
	Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, Member, Advisory Board
Sandra D. Hollin
	Oakland Museum, Docent Trainee (1968)
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Docent (1977)
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Board Member(1983-1996),
	Chairman, Council of Former Board Members (1997)
Stephan and Clare Hone
Susan B. Horsey
David S. & Charlene Wang Howe
	Contributor:
	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
	The Whitney
	The Museum of Modern Art
	The Guggenheim
Samuel F. Howe
	Museum of Northern Arizona, Mammal Research Study (1975)
	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Assistant to the Curator of Mammals (1976-1977)
	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, - Education Department,Education Department, Part-time Instructor (1976-1977)
	The Philadelphia Zoo, Former Member
	Morris County Museum, Morristown, New Jersey, Former Member
L. Chavonne Hoyle
	American Association of Museums (AAM), Former Secretary, Media & Technology Committee
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Employee
	Independence National Historical Park, Employee
	Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Employee
	Rittenhouse Town, Board Member
	The Philadelphia Horticultural Society, Benefactor
Joseph H. Huston, Jr. Esq.
	Support through contributions/volunteer services:
	The Philadelphia Zoo
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
	Winterthur
	Longwood Gardens
	The Chester Co. Historical Society and History Center
	The Primitive Hall Foundation
	The Stroud Water Research Center
	The East African Wildlife Society
	Hawk Mountain Bird Sanctuary
	The National Audubon Society
	The Brandywine Conservancy/Brandywine River Museum
Bettina Jones
	MUSÉE, Board Member
Jeremy Kimber
William R. Klaus
Jonathan Knight
Brian Littledale
A. Bruce Mainwaring
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Board of Overseers(1983-1997); Overseer Emeritus (1997); Chairman of the Board (1991-1996)
	The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Supporter
	The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Annual giving
	The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Annual giving
Richard and Johanna Marlow
Peter Martyn
John P. Michaels, Jr.
	The National Cable Television Center and Museum, Fund-raising/assisted in relocation from Pennsylvania to Denver, Co-chair of major gifts sub-committee of Steering Committee, Contributor for development of international programs
Simon Murison-Bowie
	Museums Association (UK), Member
	GEM, the Group for Education in Museums, Member
Marc Odendall
Richard B. Price
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Board of Overseers (1983-2000)
	MUSÉE, Chairman of Advisory Board (1992-2000)
	Telecommunications Policy Advisory Commission (City of Philadelphia), Education Committee, Chairman (1995-1998)
	Academy of Natural Science, Consultant (1975-1977)
	The Philadelphia Zoo, Member
	The Franklin Institute, Member
	The Philadelphia Horticultural Society, Benefactor
Anthony W. Roberts
Robertson H. Short
Audrey L. Short
Stephan Sordoni
Allen Speiser
Ann-Charlotte Svensdotter
Kay Tracy
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Member
Kerstin von Bahr
Peder Wallenberg
Douglas C. Walker
Paul H. Woodruff
	The Franklin Institute, Board of Trustees (1991-1999), Member, currently heading Capital Campaign, headed Strategic Planning Committee
	The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Supporter
Michael Worne
John G. Young