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The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be a premier venue to attract major exhibitions and collections and serve as a showcase to enrich the educational experience and aesthetic enjoyment of art. The building, designed by world-renowned Zaha Hadid, will enable the museum to increase its visibility, showcase more of the permanent collection, organize and exhibit larger and more significant exhibitions, become more integral to university life and the greater community, and increase in stature

Michigan State University will be the home of a new world-class art museum focusing on modern and contemporary art thanks to a gift of $26 million from philanthropist and MSU alumnus Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe.

The museum, to be named the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be the new home of the university’s art collection, currently housed on campus in the Kresge Art Museum. The Broad gift is the largest individual cash gift in the university’s history.

“A great university needs a great museum, since the arts stimulate learning and creativity throughout the entire campus,” said Eli Broad. “Speaking from personal experience, the arts have played a transformative role in my life, even though they were not the center of my studies at MSU.  This museum – and the iconic building that will bring it to life – will also serve as an important new resource for the people of central Michigan, making great art accessible to the millions of people who live and work within the region.”

The new building, to be located on Grand River Avenue at the Collingwood Entrance, will have two front doors – one facing campus and the other facing Grand River – making it the first building on Grand River to face outward and creating a visual symbol of the connection between the university and the community.

The total project cost for the museum is $30 million. The Broad gift includes $18.5 million for construction, with the remaining $7.5 million funding art acquisitions and endowments for exhibitions and operations. MSU has raised an additional $6.5 million toward the construction project, including a $2 million gift from Edward and Julie Minskoff.

Location
Corner of Grand River Avenue and Farm Lane at the Collingwood campus entrance. The building will be longitudinal in form and oriented on an east-west axis. It will be:

• comprised of three levels including a basement totaling approximately 46,000 square feet
• an iconic design constructed of steel and concrete with a pleated metal and glass exterior
• adjoined by an expansive outdoor sculpture garden to its east creating a landscape carpet from which the building rises

Sustainability
Ecologically sustainable features will enable LEED Certification:

• maximizing use of day-lighting to save energy and increase occupant comfort
• solar control to take advantage of the sun’s energy for lighting and heat
• pedestrian friendly site richly planted with mature trees and shrubs
• energy efficient heating, ventilating and cooling system for reducing energy use and maximizing occupant comfort
• occupancy sensors to control lighting and selected features of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
• plumbing system that minimizes fresh water waste
• recycling stations to minimize the amount of waste products entering the waste stream

Gallery Space
The building will maximize the amount of dedicated art gallery space featuring the following collections:

• special exhibitions
• modern and contemporary including new media, photography and works on paper
• permanent collection – encyclopedic (pre-1945)

Related Functions
Related functions supported within the building include:

• education center
• museum shop
• visitor café and gathering space
• works on paper study center

Budget
$40 to 45 million total project cost including site fees, etc.
Professional Collaboration

Architectural firm and partners and consultants

• Design professional consortium – Zaha Hadid Limited (ZHL) and Integrated Design Solutions (IDS), a full-service architecture/engineering firm
• Design Architect – ZHL
• Architect of Record – IDS
• Construction manager – Barton Malow Company
• Program consultant – Lord Cultural Resources, global cultural resource consultants

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