Financial History Issue 118 (Summer 2016) | Page 10

THE TICKER  MUSEUM NEWS MoAF Hosts “Museum Hack: Wall Street Edition” Event for Aspiring Financiers By Kristin Aguilera On July 13, the Museum co-hosted a networking event and cocktail reception with Museum Hack, an organization that provides interactive game-based museum experiences. The event attracted a crowd of more than 75 Wall Street interns and emerging professionals, who learned astonishing finance facts and the seldom heard gossip behind America’s financial system and its founding father through a series of interactive tours and games. Museum Hack tour guide Anna Bianco said her team created 20-minute mini tours of the collection that focused on the wacky stories behind some of the most visually stunning objects the Museum has to offer. “We dished dirt on everything from gold bars to gold toilets, culminating in a group game that encouraged guests to estimate the value of some of Sidney Mobell’s stranger creations and compete for a fabulous prize from the Museum Shop,” Bianco said. “Overall, we had a great time exploring the collection, and the eager and interested attendees only made the evening more fun!” For those who were unable to attend in person, the mini tours were also shown live on Periscope, with approximately 300 people viewing the tours remotely. The Museum hopes to offer similar events in the future to continue to engage younger audiences with its collection, exhibits and mission.  Museum Hack guides Zak Martellucci and Anna Bianco prepare for the event. SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER EVENTS Sep 7 Lunch and Learn: Author Haley Sweetland Edwards on Shadow Courts: The Tribunals That Rule Global Trade. Talk followed by Q&A and book signing. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. $5 includes Museum admission; members and students free. Sep 17, Walking Tour: History of Wall Street. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. $15 includes Museum admission. Oct 5, 8 Oct 5 Lunch and Learn: Michael van Biema on Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World’s Greatest Concentrated Value Investors. Talk followed by Q&A and book signing. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. $5 includes Museum admission; members and students free. Oct 11 Lunch and Learn: Joe Jordan on Robert Benmosche and his book, Good for the Money: My Fight to Pay Back America. Talk followed by Q&A and book signing. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. $5 includes Museum admission; members and students free. Oct 6th Annual Wall Street Collectors Bourse. Free and open to the public. For information, visit: www.wallstreetbourse.com. 21–23 Oct 21 Lunch and Learn: Leonard Zax, president of the Hamilton Partnership, on “Hamilton in Paterson: America’s First Tech Incubator.” 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Free admission. Oct 27 Evening Lecture Series: “Your Vote. Your Money.” Fireside chat with Strategas Chairman and CEO Jason Trennert followed by panel discussion highlighting the impact of the election on the markets and investor sentiment as viewed through macro analysis and data analytics. Program followed by Q&A and reception. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Admission $25; members and students free. Oct 29 Annual Great Crashes Walking Tour. 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. $15 includes Museum admission. For more information or to register online, visit www.moaf.org/events. SEP 11 1789 Alexander Hamilton is sworn in as the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury. 8    FINANCIAL HISTORY  |  Summer 2016  | www.MoAF.org SEP 24 1869 Wall Street’s first “Black Friday.” After word leaks that speculator Jay Gould, who was trying to “corner” the gold market, had sold out two days earlier, gold — and stock — prices plummet.