Marica Vilcek, an American art historian and philanthropist, died on March 23, 2026.
Born on October 13, 1936, in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia, she worked with museums and arts institutions in both Czechoslovakia and the United States. She was associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York University Institute of Fine Arts and the Vilcek Foundation.
She also served on the boards of the New York Youth Symphony and the Foundation for a Civil Society.
Marica Vilcek (October 13, 1936 – March 23, 2026) was an American art historian and philanthropist. She worked with museums and arts institutions in both Czechoslovakia and the United States, and was known for working with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York University Institute of Fine Arts, and the Vilcek Foundation, and for her philanthropic work on the boards of the New York Youth Symphony and the Foundation for a Civil Society.