Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum
The entrance of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, highlighting the complex angles of the building and movement from the stainless steel pleated exterior and layered concrete arches.
East entrance of the MSU Broad
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EstablishedNovember 2012
Location547 East Circle Drive,
East Lansing, Michigan
Coordinates42°43′57.88″N 84°28′36.29″W / 42.7327444°N 84.4767472°W / 42.7327444; -84.4767472
TypeContemporary Art Museum
Collection size10,000+ [2]
Visitors125,000–150,000 annually[1]
DirectorSteven L. Bridges
Nearest parkingMSU campus parking lots 7 & 8 and the Grand River parking structure
Websitebroadmuseum.msu.edu

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU Broad or BAM) is a nonprofit, contemporary art museum designed by Zaha Hadid located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It opened on November 10, 2012.[3][4]

The rotating exhibition schedule allows for frequent new shows to be on view. The museum's curatorial focus is a global focus on emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibitions consist largely of contemporary artists, including those achieving their Master of Fine Arts degree at Michigan State University, as well as shows of selected works from the collection. The MSU Broad organizes a few hundred programs for various ages, open to all at no charge. Admission to the galleries and all community events and programs is free for all visitors.[citation needed]

The leading gift to the MSU Broad's collection was provided by Eli and Edythe Broad upon its establishment. The museum, although contemporary, has a large collection of historical works that were inherited from the Kresge Art Museum, MSU's former art museum, when it closed. This collection includes over 10,000 works and growing and represents a wide array of artistic production from the ancient to the present, across the world, in a variety of media. Significant holdings include Ancient Greek and Roman antiquities; pre-Columbian sculptures and vessels; Medieval and Renaissance illuminations; Old Master paintings; 19th-century American paintings; 20th-century sculpture by artists such as Alexander Calder and Jenny Holzer; and works by contemporary artists such as Chuck Close and Ann Hamilton. Their focus in collection growth and new acquisitions is on modern and contemporary works (post-1945).[citation needed]

Nameplate on the northeast side
South side of the museum

The MSU Broad Art Museum was a location for filming portions of the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in October 2014.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference msutoday.msu.edu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Collection". broadmuseum.msu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ^ "Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU to open Nov. 10". news.msu.edu. Michigan State University. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ Howell, Brandon (November 13, 2012). "Broad Art Museum draws thousands to Michigan State during opening weekend; $40 million fundraising goal met". MLive Lansing. East Lansing.
  5. ^ Lavey, Kathleen. "Broad Museum on the big screen as 'Batman v Superman' opens". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-19.