page_title: Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
section_title: Construction and opening
hierarchical_section_title: Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum / History / Construction and opening
caption_attribution_description: English: MSU Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum -- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. View from East Circle Drive facing northeast
context_page_description: The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, is a contemporary art museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It opened on November 10, 2012.
context_section_description: Construction on the museum began March 16, 2010, at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Eli Broad and Zaha Hadid. Originally scheduled to open April 21, 2012, the official dedication was delayed until November due to "a combination of material supply delays and the priority placed on involving students in opening activities".
  
  The angular facade is composed of pleated stainless steel and glass and was conceived to give the building "an ever-changing appearance that arouses curiosity yet never quite reveals its content." (Zaha Hadid Architects).  Seventy percent of the 46,000 square feet (4,300 m²) is dedicated to exhibition space. 
   The museum also includes an educational facility, a works on paper study center, administration offices, a café and a shop; as well as a pedestrian plaza and a sculpture garden.
caption: Broad Art Museum from East Circle Drive
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