Duke University Museum of Art records, 1962 - 2002

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Museum of Art
Abstract:
The Duke University Museum of Art opened to the public in 1969, in a renovated science building on the University's East Campus. In 1998, Duke alumnus Raymond D. Nasher donated funds to support construction of a new art museum at Duke University, the Nasher Museum of Art, set to open in 2005. Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, financial records, exhibit catalogs and publicity material, fund-raising files, clippings, photographs, and related records. Major subjects include the opening of the Museum of Art, the Brummer Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art, and exhibits. Materials range in date from 1962 to 2002. English.
Extent:
17.5 Linear Feet
approx. 14,000 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.07.10.0001
University Archives Record Group:
07 -- Academic Affairs
07 -- Academic Affairs > 10 -- Nasher Museum of Art

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, financial records, exhibit catalogs and publicity material, fund-raising files, clippings, photographs, and related records. Major subjects include the opening of the Museum of Art, the Brummer Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art, and exhibits. Materials range in date from 1962 to 2002.

Biographical / historical:

The Duke University Museum of Art opened to the public in 1969, in a renovated science building on the University's East Campus. Planning for the Museum of Art began when the University acquired the Brummer Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art in 1966. Other significant holdings included the George Harley Memorial Collection of African Art and a significant pre-Columbian collection, as well as Classical, American, and Russian art. As of 2004, the museum housed a collection of about 13,000 works ranging from ancient to contemporary art, and it regularly organized and featured a number of national traveling exhibitions.

The Museum's directors have been: Robert Moeller (1969-1970), William Heckscher (1970-1974), William Stars (1974-1982), John Spencer (1982-1986), Michael Mezzatesta (1987-2003), and Kimerly Rorschach (2004- ).

In 1998, Duke alumnus Raymond D. Nasher ('43) donated funds to support construction of a new art museum at Duke University. Construction began in 2000 on the Nasher Museum of Art, located between Duke's East and West campuses, and it was set to open in October 2005. Designed by Rafael Violy, the 65,000 square-foot facility was planned to become a cornerstone for cultural activities on campus, serving as a venue for performing arts events, lectures, film series and social gatherings.

Acquisition information:
The Duke University Museum of Art Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer between 1970-2010.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed: may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Encoded by Jill Katte, June 2005; updated by Kimberly Sims, Oct. 2010; updated by Maureen McCormick, Feb. 2013.

Physical location:
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Subjects

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Subjects:
Art -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Catalogs
Art museums -- North Carolina -- Durham
Format:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Exhibition catalogs
Photographs
Names:
Duke University. Museum of Art
Duke University. Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Brummer, Ernest -- Art collections

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[Identification of item], Duke University Museum of Art Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.