For weeks the Portland Art Museum has been teasing a “Historic Announcement” that will “mark a historic moment” on January 21st at 11 a.m.. The news is in: Arlene Schnitzer has donated 10 million dollars to the the Museum’s fund for the Rothko Pavilion and gallery redesign, the Connections Campaign. Though billed as an announcement, this morning’s event was more accurately a celebration of Schnitzer and included speeches about her many contributions to the Museum and arts community from her son Jordan Schnitzer, Museum Director Brian Ferriso, and Governor Kate Brown. The Lincoln High School Chamber Choir performed and Jordan Schnitzer provided lunch for the crowd of nearly 250 people.
虽然美元金额不接近相同的高度,但苏珊·邦纳米奇宣布向博物馆的联系活动宣布第二次重大捐款,从国家捐赠者为人文学科捐赠750,000美元。这是纳米特别大的补助金。
今天早上没有提到联系运动需要筹集多少钱来资助罗斯科馆的建设和计划的翻新。一个在博物馆网站上的注释从2018年1月起表明博物馆筹集了3030万美元的预期5000万美元,但该数字未提及,今天早上的几点评论表明该项目的筹款正在进行中。