{"id":221555,"date":"2025-05-03T21:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/chicago-museum-director-under-investigation-after-airplane-incident\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T21:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T21:15:44","slug":"chicago-museum-director-under-investigation-after-airplane-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=221555","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Museum Director Under Investigation After Airplane Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"


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James Rondeau, the president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, has taken a voluntary leave from the museum after an incident on board a flight to Germany last month.<\/p>\n

During the incident, which occurred on April 18 and was first reported<\/a> by CBS News, police were called to United Airlines flight 953 after it landed in Munich from Chicago, following reports that Rondeau had stripped off his clothes. CBS reported that the incident occurred after he drank alcohol and took prescription medication.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Art Institute on Saturday confirmed that the report was accurate and that Rondeau had taken a leave from work. In a statement, the museum said: \u201cThe Art Institute takes this very seriously and has opened an independent investigation into the incident to gather all available information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rondeau did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1879, the Art Institute is one of the country\u2019s leading museums, with an operating budget of $120 million and a full-time staff of about 600. Visitors come from all over the world to view its masterpieces, including George Seurat\u2019s, \u201cA Sunday on La Grande Jatte<\/a>,\u201d Edward Hopper\u2019s \u201cNighthawks<\/a>,\u201d Paul C\u00e9zanne\u2019s \u201cThe Bathers<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Bedroom<\/a>\u201d by Vincent van Gogh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n