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...years ago, it became apparent to University officials that Adolphus Busch Hall, the former home of the Busch-Reisinger collection of Central and Northern European art, was inadequate. A lack of climate control and a problem with housing the museum's growing need for space prompted Harvard to consider building a new museum for the collection. Yesterday, the plans for the new structure were unveiled at the Fogg in a special exhibit, The New Building for the Busch-Reisinger Museum: Plans and Drawings by Gwathmey Siegel and Associates...
...Building for the Busch-Reisinger Museum: Plans and Drawing by Gwathmey Siegel and Associates...
...several years museum officials had been concerned that Adolphus Busch Hall's complete lack of a climate control jeopardized the collection's more fragile pieces, such as the paper works and wooden sculptures. Furthermore, the 68 year-old structure was not adequately equipped to provide services for handicapped patrons. Officials considered renovating the old building but soon realized costs would be too high. Thus, they made plans to construct a new building to display the collection...
...Fogg addition, a three-story building that will be connected to the standing museum, will house medieval art taken from the old Busch-Reisinger Museum. That structure is being converted into the Center for European Studies...
Plans for the project, to be completed in 1991, will be released later this month, the statement says. Groundbreaking for the new Busch-Reisinger Museum building is scheduled for mid-year...