This podcast introduces project partner Matt Reiley. Matt explains a bit about his background; including his artistic & conservation practice & his strong connections with Bethesda Terrace, Arcade & Minton Tile Ceiling. He talks about Bethesda Terrace as the ‘heart of the park’; a phrase first used by Central Park designers Olmstead & Vaux nearly 150 years ago & reinforced by Central Park Conservancy’s Sara Cedar Miller, Historian emerita since 2017 & author of the definitive ‘Central Park, An American Masterpiece’. Conversations between Matt & myself will feature in future podcasts.