Rubell Museum

[1] Don's brother Steve Rubell, a co-owner of the nightclub Studio 54, passed away in 1989 leaving the couple a significant inheritance that expanded their ability to purchase and showcase art.

[5][11] In 2022, the Rubell announced the opening of a second museum location inside the renovated Randall Junior High School building in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C., less than one mile directly south of the National Mall.

[4] The collection includes works by a wide range of contemporary artists, including Nina Chanel Abney, Hernan Bas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Condo, Marlene Dumas, Katharina Fritsch, Robert Gober, Keith Haring, He Xiangyu, Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Kerry James Marshall, Takashi Murakami, Oscar Murillo, Cady Noland, Sherrie Levine, Catherine Opie, Celia Paul, Richard Prince, Sterling Ruby, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman, Rosemarie Trockel, Kara Walker, and Kehinde Wiley.

The project consisted of a series of short-format plays, each inspired by (and performed adjacent to) a specific artwork within the museum's galleries with the goal of offering visitors an innovative way of engaging with the exhibits.

The plays were commissioned from playwrights Hannah Benitez, Harley Elias, Rogelio Martinez, Carmen Pelaez, Marco Ramirez, and Aurin Squire, who drew inspiration from works by artists Alfonso Gonzalez Jr., Jenna Gribbon, Glenn Ligon, Kaari Upson, and Kehinde Wiley.

This collaboration showcased an initiative for the promotion of interdisciplinary approaches to art, and towards enhancing visitor experience through creative programming.

"[6] Sara Liss of Condé Nast Traveler described the museum after its reopening in Allapattah as "intimate but ambitious, with daring works and an impressive caliber of artists on display.

The investigation came after reporting in The New York Times questioned whether high-value families and individuals were investing money in art and private museums as a form of tax shelter.