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The University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum is set to receive $50,000 in stimulus money from the National Endowment from the Arts, the organization announced Wednesday.
Art organizations around the Twin Cities received more than $1 million of the nearly $30 million awarded by the NEA. Organizations must use the funds to maintain or create jobs.
The Weisman will use the money to hire an assistant curator, museum communication and events director Christopher James said.
The assistant curator position will begin this fall and be responsible for planning the reinstallation of art during the museum’s upcoming renovation, James said.
“It’s going to mean a lot to our visitors and the campus,” James said, “so we’re really grateful to NEA for their support.”
The Weisman will undergo its $14 million renovation beginning next February and will double the amount of space in the museum by adding four new galleries, James said. The renovation is expected to be finished by 2011.
Money for the renovation is privately funded through individuals and organizations, James said. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and Target Corp. both made donations of more than $50,000 for the construction.
The museum sees 60,000 visitors a year, James said. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation box.
The University of Minnesota is one of 33 colleges and universities to receive the grant. To receive the funding, organizations that have received a grant from the NEA within the last four years had to submit a proposal. The Weisman received a grant in 2006.
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WHY?! How about instead of
WHY?! How about instead of renovating a nearly brand new building, we take the money and update the sweat houses of vincent and tate with central air conditioning. It seems like it would be wiser to rennovate a building that fosters active learning as opposed to one that encourages useless gazing.
BRRRRRRR
IT should use its future-engineers to build the air conditioner to end all air conditioners. They could make Tate & Vincent veritable meat lockers!
speaking of useless gazing,
speaking of useless gazing, why don't you try reading all 200 words of the article! ..."the renovation was privately funded"... psssh; IT
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