Editor s note: Be unreasonable
I had been in his presence before, but this felt different. I had been working for years doing communications around the gift and construction of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU. It all had been exciting a huge gift, an architect competition, the selection of a Pritzker Prize-winning designer and finally the construction of this unique, somewhat jarring, angled building in a place where it didn’t seem to fit.
Along the way, I had casual contact with Eli and Edythe Broad. But, on that night in 2012, I was going to be part of a very small party accompanying them as they toured the museum bearing their name for the first time. I considered it an incredible privilege to witness the pure delight apparent on their faces and learn more about the building they brought to life.