The opportunity for Grand Rapids' revered art university to take over the former Grand Rapids Art Museum building loom large on the horizon as initial investigation gets underway to determine costs and strategies. Some 250 community leaders could throw their influence behind the project.
According to excerpts from the story:
The prospect of Ferris State University’s Kendall College of Art & Design taking over the former Grand Rapids Art Museum was warmly received several weeks ago by a group of local leaders.
The college has retained TowerPinkster, an engineering and architecture firm with offices in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, to determine the work that needs to be done to turn the building, also previously used as the Federal Building, into an educational facility, said Kendall President Oliver H. Evans.
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