The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be a premier venue for international contemporary art, featuring major exhibitions, and serving as a hub for the cultural life of Michigan State, the local and regional community, as well as international visitors.
The building, designed by the world-renowned, Pritzker Prize winning architect, Zaha Hadid, is on scheduled to open to the public in the Fall of 2012. The international exhibition program and wide variety of performances, films, videos, and social actions and art interventions will situate the Broad at the center of the international art dialogue.
FORMAL DEDICATION DELAYED
The formal dedication of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, originally scheduled for April 21, will now occur in the fall due to a combination of material supply delays and the priority placed on involving students in opening activities.
The university will announce a new date for the formal dedication as soon as possible. Based on current assessments, the delay is not expected to change the budget for the construction project.
"We have an uncompromising commitment to assure the integrity of this powerful architectural statement," said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. "This is to ensure that integrity, which is an investment in the enduring impact the museum will have on the university, our students and faculty, the community, the state of Michigan and the art world. We're pushing the limits for something extraordinary, and we will do what it takes to get it right"”
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INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS
The Broad/MSU's inaugural exhibitions, both opening Fall of 2012, curated by founding director Michael Rush, exemplify the museum's dual focus on presenting international contemporary art in all media, as well as thematic exhibitions that investigate contemporary works within a historical context.
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The Broad at MSU invites you to take part in the Countdown to the Broad event series! In anticipation of the Grand Opening of the new, Zaha Hadid designed museum in Fall 2012, the Broad at MSU will be hosting a variety of events and programs to engage the MSU and mid-Michigan communities.
Alison Gass, Wednesday, February 29, 118 Psychology Building
Coverage from past events:
Trending Now: Jan. 12 | Lecture Series: Peter Plagens | Gala | Lecture Series: Gregory Volk
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