Inside the Guess founders' new modern art museum

May. 25, 2017

A brand new contemporary art museum opened Thursday in the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Wilshire Blvd. The Marciano Art Foundation displays the art collection of Paul and Maurice Marciano, the founders of the fashion brand Guess.

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How Kulapat Yantrasast, the architect behind the Marciano Art Foundation, is bringing a bold openness to museum design

Credits

Guest:

Carolina Miranda - art, design, and culture writer - @cmonstah

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Gina Pollack

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