From The CEO

To PAAM’s Member Community,

I’m thrilled to share with you that a $6.5 million gift from Irma Ruckstuhl—the largest single gift in our 112-year history—has permanently endowed the Chief Executive Officer position. This extraordinary act of generosity marks a defining moment for our institution and ensures long-term leadership stability for generations to come.

Irma’s connection to the museum spans decades. As a devoted board member and an unprecedented Treasurer, her leadership helped guide us through growth, challenge, and renewal. Her steady stewardship, strategic insight, and deep belief in our mission have left an indelible mark on this organization. It is both humbling and profoundly meaningful that the CEO position will now bear her name in recognition of her legacy.

For a museum of our size, this endowment is truly a gamechanger. It strengthens our financial foundation, increases our capacity to plan boldly for the future, and allows us to deepen our commitment to the community we serve. Most importantly, it reflects an extraordinary vote of confidence in our mission and our next chapter.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Irma for her visionary generosity and for the decades of leadership that brought us to this moment. We look forward to honoring her legacy through continued excellence, innovation, and service.

Christine McCarthy

The Irma M. Ruckstuhl CEO
Provincetown Art Association and Museum

From The CEO

To PAAM’s Member Community,

Image: Erna Partoll, II/Dunes – Provincetown, n.d., etching, PAAM Collection, Gift of Irma Ruckstuhl, 2014

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