STREISAND, THREE OTHERS JOIN LACMA BOARD

In the Los Angeles Times, Lynne Heffley reports that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has added four high-profile members to its board of trustees: actress and recording artist Barbra Streisand, MySpace chief executive Chris DeWolfe, journalist Willow Bay, and investor Anthony N. Pritzker. Since 2000, twenty-seven new trustees have joined the museum’s board, bringing the total to fifty-three. Other recent additions include author and producer Michael Crichton, philanthropist and technology entrepreneur David Bohnett, and Terry Semel, chairman and chief executive of Yahoo Inc. Michael Govan, the museum’s director, stated, “This new group of trustees will bring even more diversity of experience and community interests to the leadership of our continuing transformation of the museum.”