UMMA ready for unveiling, historic reopening

February 12, 2009
Contact:

DATE: 9-11 a.m. March 26, 2009.

EVENT: A media preview of the newly renovated and expanded University of Michigan Museum of Art, including the 53,000-square-foot addition named Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. The museum reopens March 28.

Agenda:

? 9:15 a.m.: Remarks by James Steward, UMMA director; and Brad Cloepfil, founder and principal, Allied Works Architecture.

? 9:45 a.m.: Tour led by Steward and Cloepfil.

NOTE: Due to time, a limited number of one-on-one interviews with Steward and Cloepfil can be arranged. To attend the tour, contact Stephanie Rieke at (734) 647-0524, [email protected] or [email protected]

PLACE: UMMA, 525 South State St., Ann Arbor. Valet parking available.

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For more information on UMMA: www.umma.umich.edu