The university and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington’s oldest art museum, will likely study a partnership if the museum’s Board of Trustees approves such a move at its meeting today, according to a Washingtonian report.
The Corcoran, which also has a professional art school made up of about 550 undergraduate and graduate students, has been experiencing financial trouble for several years now and even explored selling its more than 100-year-old building that sits across from the White House. More than $130 million is needed for the Corcoran to be brought up to modern museum standards, according to estimates, but it wouldn’t be enough to properly display all of the museum’s art and support its college, The Washington Post reported last year.
Corcoran College of Art and Design Provost Catherine Armour told faculty and staff in an email they will be able to meet with university Provost Mary Ann Rankin on Monday, according to the Post.
“She will be here to learn more about you and the Corcoran, answer your questions, and have a discussion about the process of developing an academic partnership,” Armour wrote. “This discussion is an opportunity for both institutions to get acquainted.”
The museum’s board of trustees is expected to meet this afternoon and more details will be released after 4 p.m., according to the Washingtonian.
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