Bette: The Whitney was a great place before I arrived. That meant there were some great people here doing great work. Though I’ve brought in some new plans and directions, these players are competent professionals in their own rights.

Chad: Don’t be so modest. The bottom line is this deal will be hinge on the who as much as the where. This seems like a great facility with easy access by car, taxi or mass transit, just like our World of Disney location. Teresa actually has some ideas for coop marketing between the store and the Whitney that she may be discussing with Amanda now. Hopefully Tori has some ideas on special events as well. I may have to reign Theo back in, but we love that he thinks really big and loves technology. What you and I have to work out is exactly what we want here. Do we want a one shot deal or should be work out a long term deal to make Disney a semi permanent part of the collection?

Bette: By semi permanent you mean that Disney will maintain exhibit space here, but rotate the exhibits?

Chad: Exactly.

Bette: Based on what you’ve seen today is there an idea area you’d like to take over?

Chad: That depends. When you bring in your short term or rotating exhibits like the MLK exhibit where do you usually put those?

Bette: We are able to use multiple areas. However, the MLK exhibit was on our entry level. I think the Disney exhibit is something specific that visitors will come to see. I’d like to put it on the 3^rd floor. That would mean visitors will pass by other parts of the museum and hopefully peel off to see those as well. We have used that space for some of our Whitney After Dark events, but honestly that was more of a because we could, and not because we’ve had too.

Chad: I can agree with your logic there. I’ll rely on Theo and Mark as to whether or not that area is conducive to an exhibit that may be changed once or twice a year.

Bette: I think we’ll need to do something interactive to draw families, but don’t want to get too high tech in these early exhibits. We are actually relocating in about two years to a much larger space in the meat packing district. If this works for both organizations I would see planning “Disney” as part of our permanent offering and we can build in some of the technology and logistical tools for that area.