“Change the Board and Get Rid of the Director”

The quote from New York City cultural affairs commissioner Luis Cancel became the title of this award-winning investigation into the Hispanic Society of America, a treasure trove of Spanish art and books on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Published September 1993, the story won Silurians Press Club award in Arts & Culture Reporting and a National Headliner Award. After protests sparked by the article, the director and the head of the board ended up leaving the museum.