New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-17
ROOM FOR THE ART MUSEUM.
GRANT OF $35o,Ooo FOR ENLARGING IT.
WHERE THE WILLARD ARCHITECTURAL CASTS WILL


WHERE THE WILLARD ARCHITECTURAL CASTS WILL
Go-THE ARCHITECTS PLANS.
Governor Cleveland after some delay, recently
signed the bill authorizing the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment TO give to the Park Commis-
sioners 1850, 900 for the Metropolitan Art Museum,
which is to be used in enlarging the building Many
articles rare, beautiful and instructive have been
kept of necessity in the store-rocms and cellarage
The bequest of Levi Hale Willard for the purpose OF
erecting an architectural series of models and casts
constructive and decorative brought matters to
climax, and General Di Cesnola demonstrated to
the trustees the necessity of calling upon
the Park authorities for the fulment of the original
idea. upon which the Museum constructed.
This was the addition from time to time OF wings TO
the main structure, until adequate accommodation
was afforded. A committee, consisting OF John
Taylor Johnson Rutherford Stnyvesant Theodore
Weston and General Di CesnOla, will soon ask the
Board of Estimate to authorize the necessary rate or
bonds.
The will of Levi Hale Willard specified that while
the money arising from his property should be paid
to the trustees of the Museum the formation of the
collection should be in the hands of a commission
of members of the NewYork Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects. He stipulated that
Napoleon lie Brun, the architect of the Masonic
Temple In Twenty -thrd-st., should be one OF thus
body and in a letter written shortly before hs
DEATH expressed hope that Pierre lie Brnn, son OK
Napoleon lie Brun should Dc oSd sent 70 Cts tt
should have been selected by the Commission: Ihs
young architect who lis in business with his father,
is well-known in the profession for the enthusiasm
with which he has studied Byzantine architecture,
and it is said that Mr. Wizards determination to
bequoath large part of his property TO the Museum
arose from conversations which he had with the
father and son on the subject. The amount realized
$sd $sd,66oo. 6eaS over 'H' VI '''''' u ',''
Napoleon lie Brun in conversation with TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday said that the collection would
consist largely OF models and representative Dlld-
ings. Such are the Church OF ST. Apolnarls az
Rayenna as a specimen of the Basllica 81. sophia,
in ConstantinOple the temple Ggna: the Ial
Mahal at Delhi the Roumee Durwaza, at Ihlcknow,
and the great temple at Benares. The collection
would be historical rather than arch9ologicai; ~
would pique curiosity. he added. to give models OK
the pyramids of Cholula, but it would serve no use
full purpose. AS far as the money would go it would
be spent in models large size as could De pro-
cured. This would probably be expensive, BECAUSE
and they could be made only with difficulty, and az
great cost Bits of architecture abound, d, but COM
plete models were scarce.
who has prepared the plans that the great hall OK
the present building will probably be sur
rendered to the Willard gift The extension VIII DO
II ade southwark toward the transverse road, whcn
runs through the Park at Eightieth-st. There VIII
be prolOngatOn of the eastern and western walIs
forming two wings, enclosing large court. here
will be placed the objects of removal from the grand
hall Ii was at first in contemplate to place tho
Willard objects IN t court The e Hail S the rnt trustees
gracefully yielded the point, and the Dl Cesncla
Sculptures the pottery, the glassware, and tho
PhGnician bronzes will be placed in the new
court There will be a series of offices in the base
ment which will be so constructed as to give no
exit save by the one entrance in the south 'front.'
precaution made necessary by the great ana ln-
creasing value of the various collections, ana tne
large number of new employees who must be en-
gagged All heavy objects will be taken through the
basement. The public entrance will be above lt IN
the centre of the new southern front In one OIL tne
wings place has been allotted for a grill room in
the style of South Kensington The plans have been
nearly completed and soon as the Board OF Esti-
mate saws So work will be begun Pierre lie Brun
cannot start for Europe until the fall, but no tmo
will then be lost In making the collection.