Franklin W. Robinson served Cornell as the Richard J. Schwartz Director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (1992-2011) and recently retired after his very distinguished service in that role. In addition to the 2011 Cornell Alumni Magazine feature article about Frank (reproduced in this collection), we present here an essay about his experiences, ‘A Museum Director’s Life An Intimate History of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum, 1992 – 2011’