eli and edythe broad museum

Art world, meet East Lansing: could new museum change downtown?

Kate Wells — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:11:40 +0000

East Lansing is your classic college town: a laid-back mix of beer, bongs and bookstores.

But with the opening of a $45 million modern art museum, suddenly the international world is paying attention to "good 'ol Michigan State."

As Michigan Radio's Kate Wells reports, some locals like the attention more than others.

For something right across from a Taco Bell, the Broad art museum sure smells like money.

MSU Broad Art Museum pushes back opening, touts "virtual" museum experience

Jennifer Guerra — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:20:30 +0000

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University will not open April 21st as scheduled due to construction problems. Instead, the contemporary art museum will open sometime this fall.

But for those who just can’t wait to see what the inside of the Zaha Hadid-designed museum looks like, the folks at the Broad have created a “virtual” museum that anyone from anywhere in the world can access:

MSU's Broad Museum faces unexpected construction delay

Steve Carmody — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:05:40 +0000

A new multi-million dollar art museum at Michigan State University will open months later than planned.

The Eli and Edythe Broad museum was supposed to be dedicated in April on the East Lansing campus. But Michigan State University officials say supply problems are affecting work on the building.

A university spokeswoman says the building’s specially designed glass windows are the source of the problem.