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Nita Ambani, philanthropist and wife of Asia’s richest person, was named to the board of the largest US art museum after years of supporting exhibitions at the New York City institution.
Ambani’s backing “has had an enormous impact on the museum’s ability to study and display art from every corner of the world,†Daniel Brodsky, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s chairman, said.
The wife of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of refining-to-telecom giant Reliance Industries Ltd, has been promoting Indian art and culture around the world along with sports and development programs inside the country as the head of the conglomerate’s foundation. Nita Ambani, 57, was elected to become an honorary trustee of the museum, according to the statement.The 149-year-old Metropolitan museum draws billionaires, celebrities and millions of visitors a year.