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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...
...museum will be the first Harvard building built at Barry’s Corner. The Allston Master Plan calls for the area—at the intersection of Western Avenue and North Harvard Street, just past the Harvard stadium—to be the nexus of Harvard’s expanded campus and the surrounding area. Residents complain that, if Barry’s Corner is to become a commercial center, it is no place for an art museum...
...community is right in one regard: A lot more than an art museum and its café and gift shop will be necessary to transform Barry’s Corner into the social and cultural hub that the Allston Development Group has envisioned. But construction has to start somewhere, and building the art museum is a sound choice that balances the University’s interests with those of the community...
...merely a practical decision for the University, which is looking for a temporary home for two of its collections. The art museum is intended to be “inherently a public amenity and is expected to be the first step at creating a permanent cultural presence in Allston,” according to the PNF. It will offer a cultural center to the entire community and will complement the retail venues that will eventually populate Barry’s Corner. Further, it is at the heart of an overall compelling vision for Allston...
...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...