PHILANTHROPIST/FOUNDER
HILBERT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
WHY: Hilbert, a Newport Beach real estate owner and manager, and his wife, Janet, a former community college professor, began museum at Chapman University to showcase couple’s personal collection of over 5,000 California scene paintings, works of movie and animation art, and American illustration, a trove valued at about $10M. , community intelligence, enduring relationships, and heartfelt intention to amplify the power of giving.”
IN THE NEWS: Couple spending $12M to triple museum’s size from 7,600 to 22,000 square feet.
NOTABLE: OC500 art comes from the Hilbert collection. When it debuts in Q1 2024, the expanded Hilbert will offer triple the exhibit space available for display for couple’s collection.
