Art museum gets facelift
Officials say the building will have
an expanded museum and
education suite, and should be
completed by winterterm 2004
Jillian Daley
Family/Health/Education Reporter
It was an earth-shattering event of
artistic proportions.
The University of Oregon Museum
of Art broke ground Sept. 10 for the
renovation that has been pending
since it was first constructed.
UOMA was designed in the 1920s
and built in the early 1930s, but be
cause of funding difficulties caused by
historical events — starting with the
Depression — it was not completed.
Builders left space for the building to
be completed at a later date.
Now, after years of saving money
and planning, the original design
ers’ vision will be realized, and the
University community will gain a
new artistic resource. UOMA re
ceived $6.36 million in state-serv
iced bonds to build, but the re
mainder of the $12.72 million
budget for the project came from
sources such as grants from feder
al and private foundations as well
as donations from 750 individuals.
The construction is expected to
take from 16 to 20 months, and the
museum is scheduled to be re
opened winter term 2004.
“It’s a real thrill,” UOMA Director
Del Hawkins said. “We’re keeping faith
with the pioneers who started it.”
The plans double the size of the
current museum, by expanding the
gallery to include a wing for new
American and regional art. Plans
also include the addition of the Gor
don Gilkey Research Center for
prints, drawings and photographs.
The research center would house
an education suite with a discovery
gallery, studio and auditorium. The
auditorium will enable the museum
to present lectures or films. The mu
seum currently runs an education
program that reaches thousands of
K-12 students and acts as a space to
train teachers.
Designers also plan to add an events
hall available for the public to rent and
a hands-on area for patrons to work
with art supplies. There will also be a
cafe, new security measures and an
improved climate control system.
UOMA spokeswoman Katie Spro
les said the new plans would mean
that the gallery could show more art
than ever, and that the new venue
would attract high-caliber art work.
“This community is in for a treat
when they see the art (we) have
here,” she said.
Sproles also said that the new
changes will advance art research,
and that more scholars may visit
for the opportunity to study and
restore the pieces the museum has
in storage.
“It will be an absolutely wonderful
resource for students to do re
search,” she said.
Students have participated in
Turn to Museum, page 12A
Adam Jones Emerald
Donors to the project Jim (left) and Ginevra Ralph gleefully participate in the
groundbreaking of the Museum of Art addition.
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