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...Fogg building had become a rabbit's warren, with offices divided and subdivided," Rosenfield says, "And Dr. Sackler said, 'Why think small...
...construction of the Sackler doubles the Museum's office and classroom space and allows a 75 percent increase in display space for the Museums' collections--the Fogg building can only accomodate 3 percent of its holdings. When the Sackler opens permanently next fall, it will house the University's collection of Islamic and Oriental art. The Fogg building will be reserved for American and European art, while the Busch-Reisinger Musum, the third component of the University Art Musum, will continue to display Northern and Central European...
...back as the early 1970s, officials at the Fogg were considering expansion ideas. Blueprints were drawn up and funds raised in the early '80s, but President Bok abruptly cancelled the project early in 1982, saying the complex needed a larger endowment to ensure operating costs would be covered. After protests throughout the art community and more fundraising, the expansion plans were revitalized. Finally, on September 19, 1983, Harvard announced the reorganization of its museum complex into three facilities under one central administration, and construction of the Sackler began...
...eclectic range of neighborhood structures include the Neo-Georgian style Fogg Museum, built in 1927; stark, aggresively modern Gund Hall; and high Gothic Memorial Hall. Stirling attempted to integrate the discordant themes of the area into the building, striping the outside of the building with bands of red and grey to echo the red, yellow and green tiles of Memorial Hall, for example...
...Museum officials defend the structure vehemently. Rosenfield says, "We at the Fogg love it. I think it's just gorgeous. Of course, my friends and fellow academics hate it and think it looks like a parking garage...