Museum Matters: Carnegie’s Gift Keeps Giving | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Museum Matters: Carnegie’s Gift Keeps Giving | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

There was a time not so long ago when the wealthy class of Americans gave back for the greater good of us all rather than hoarding billions for the sake of themselves. Surely, steel baron Andrew Carnegie (who started his path to billions in the 19th century—his worth would’ve been $309 billion in today’s dollars) has some skeletons in the proverbial closet, but by the 20th century he had evolved into a philanthropist who gave out grants to more …