UC DAVIS RECEIVES $10 MILLION FOR NEW ART MUSEUM

The University of California, Davis has received a $10 million gift for a new art museum intended to serve as “a teaching and cultural resource for the region,” reports Artdaily.org. Named the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Farrow Museum of Art after its respective donors, the museum will house the university’s fine art collection, providing an estimated 40,000 square feet of space for galleries, seminars, research, and public gatherings.

“The museum will build upon the university’s long tradition of excellence in the arts, serve as a source of rich learning opportunities for our students, and provide inspiration to generations of artists,” said chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi.

Part of a long-term master plan for the university’s new south entrance, the museum will be constructed near the Mondavi Center for Performing Arts and is expected to open in 2015.