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Art museum undergoes renovation ■The project will double the size of the museum, which won’t open again until 2003 By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald On the outside, the University Museum of Art may look deserted, but on the inside workers are busy packing for its future. The museum, which closed to the public Sept. 3, is currently be ing readied for a $12 million reno vation project that will more than double the size of the building. Funding will come from state bonds and private gifts, and con struction is scheduled to begin at the end of summer 2001. In the meantime, staff and students are hard at work cataloguing, num bering, and photographing approxi mately 12,500 pieces of artwork be fore they can be moved into storage. “For me, it’s very exciting to go through the inventory of the collec tion and put my hands on each piece, many of which are over 70 years old.” said Jean Nattinger, as sistant registrar at the museum. Nattinger is one of the five mem bers of the staff who are involved in the packing process. The staff in cludes students, interns and docents. “We have to be very careful, it’s not like packing your apartment to move across town,” Nattinger said. “Some pieces are easy to pack and others will take several days.” Packing will take about 10 months, and once it is completed, ground-breaking is scheduled to begin. The entire renovation will take between 12 and 14 months. The construction will add 38.000 square feet to the existing 32.000 square foot building by go ing out the back and making a U wrap around the existing courtyard. According to Christie McDonald, r Dan Brunell Emerald Rick Gehrke (left) and Hall O’Regan (right) pack a Japanese Edo period festival doll Wednesday. The University Museum of Art will re open after the restoration in Spring 2003. director of external affairs and devel opment at the Museum of Art, the ex tra space will mean the museum can display more collections at one time. “Only 3 to 5 percent of our col lection can be displayed in our ex isting building," she said. “With the new building, that figure will go up to about 10 to 12 percent.” A portion of the new space will also be dedicated to the Northwest art collection and space for visiting exhibits. Both the old and new buildings will be equipped with a special climate control system for the art work. In addition to extra space, the renovation will provide facilities where special events can be hosted. “There will be education suites for K-12 grade education, study gal leries where scholars and students can come to study the collections, a new cafe and a new store,” McDon ald said. After completion in November 2002, McDonald said it will take three to six months to get every thing in place. Once the museum’s doors open to the public again in Spring 2003, a one-month celebra tion will follow. But just because the museum building will be closed for almost three years, it doesn’t mean that it will not continue activities. McDon ald said the Education Department is still providing outreach programs with K-12 graders, and in January a lecture series will begin on how to collect and understand art. “We will [continue] until we are back in the building,” McDonald said. The only difference is that groups will not be able to tour the museum, she said. “None of the curriculum will change,” Museum Outreach Coordi nator Deborah Carl said. “Our pro grams that reach the community will just be expanded.” Despite all the hard work, the members of the muse um staff are excited about the future.” We’re really sad that we have to be closed for that long,” said Muse um Director Del Hawkins. “It is really a magical place, but when it is done, it will add to the expertise of students and impact the community.” 4 4 Howl-o-grams will run in the Emerald on Tuesday, October 31st Call 346-4343 to place your gram today, or out this form and stop by the Emerald Classified Office: Suite 300, EMU Deadline: Fri. Oct. 27, 1pm Write the m©st creative sp@©k and win a shirt and a pumpkin fulI-©-candy! Calendar Monday, Oct. 23 Exhibition: Photo installation by Matt Castor and photography by Margo Geddes, Diana Dopson, Mic Briscoe, Samantha Goetz, Tera Gambill and Shelly Foster. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 27. LaVerne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall. Free. Reception 7-9 p.m. Oct. 23. Video Series: “Shattering the Si lences: The Case for Minority Facul ty.” Preregister. Noon-1:30 p.m. Board Room, EMU. Free. Pierson Lecture: Historian Roger Chartier, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, discuss es “Literature and the Printed Page in Early-Modern Europe {16th-17th Centuries).” 3:30 p.m. Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall. Free. Symposium: Internationally recog nized scholar, writer and activist Adrienne Asch, Wellesley College, discusses “Disability Studies: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going?” 3:30-5 p.m. Fir Room, EMU. Free. 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