ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD GIVE $5 MILLION MORE TO BROAD ART MUSEUM

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing, has received $5 million in additional funding from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, reports the Associated Press. In honor of Michael Rush, the museum’s founding director, the gift will increase the museum’s endowment and help fund exhibitions for the next five years. The Broads have now given a total of $33 million to the museum, including a $28 million lead gift for its design and construction, as well as donations of art.