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...plans for a new art museum that will be located in Barry’s Corner, right in the middle of what Harvard hopes will become the Harvard Square of Allston (see map below). The comment period, which ends this Friday, has sparked a lively debate about the museum??s location and function, and a number of locals have expressed doubts about Harvard’s intentions...
...School, locals criticized the new art museum for being, as the Boston Globe put it, a “glorified warehouse.” But they have the wrong impression: The new museum will contain 14,000 square feet of public gallery space, only slightly less than the Fogg Museum??s 18,000. The proposed floor plans, included in the publicly available Project Notification Form (PNF), show that there will be an entire floor dedicated to galleries and a dramatic sculpture garden. There will also be a study center, a classroom, and a multi-purpose room for events...
Perhaps part of the misunderstanding comes from the new museum??s initial role as a temporary home for the Fogg and Busch-Reisinger museums’ collections. The two museums will be undergoing several years of renovations beginning in the summer of 2008. When the Allston museum opens, it will host part of the Fogg and Busch-Reisinger collections until the renovations are complete; after that, it will acquire its own modern art collection. Once again, this does not amount to the new museum acting as a warehouse. Even while it is hosting collections from the other Harvard...
Allston residents have every reason to take an interest in the museum??s design and construction, but in this instance their fears are unfounded. We are confident that Harvard’s Allston planning team has thoroughly considered both the building’s location, design, and usage plans, and that the resulting art museum will benefit the Allston community and be a positive start to the development of Barry’s Corner...
...Museums Are Creepy Especially at night. So obviously you’ll go to the The Organization of Undergraduate Representatives of Harvard University Art Museum??s “Night at the Busch-Reisinger Museum.” Felipe’s and Uniques are included along with the German art. Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Busch-Reisinger Museum