NEW YORK, N.Y.- Robert M. Baylis, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Rubin Museum announced that the Museum has received a $25 million gift from Shelley and Donald Rubin, the Museum’s founders. The gift will be dedicated to helping fund operations, exhibitions and programs over the next five years as the Rubin continues its initiatives to diversify its leadership and broaden its funding base. In support of these goals, Mr. Baylis concurrently announced that Patrick Sears has been named Deputy Director of the Museum and Cynthia Guyer has been appointed to the newly created position of Head of External Affairs. “During the past thirteen years Shelley and Donald have invested enormous amounts of their time, expertise and resources in building an institution that plays a unique role in New York and the nation,” stated Mr. Baylis. “They have been tireless advocates for the art