The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-03
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When the three great museums OF
the Greater New York are completed
In the years TO come there will be
given to the country and the world
groups Of art palaces the like OF which
the world has never before seen.
they will represent an expenditure Of
s50.000000 exclusive of the priceless
collections which will find shelter
within the spacious walls OF the insti.
.utions. The Metropolitan Museum OF
AIT will be the largest building de-
voted to art in the world; the com
pleted museum of natural history will
overshadow the British museum, and
the Brooklyn Institute museum is
planned along the same magnificent
lines. In the case OF the last named
the eastern wing, recently finished,
completes an entire front OF the struc.
ture, including the corner towers. In
the case OF the Natural History
museum the great outer wall has
inally turned the southwestern corner
and is being carried some distance
northward. The new wing is the first
u the great side walls OF the building.
The Fifth avenue facade OF the Met.
-opolitan museum Is being carried this
year nearly a block northward from
the main entrance, The new wing is
particularly interesting. since II Is the
hrst wall 20 be built besides the en-
trance, on the outer line OF the build.
Ing. The museum will ultimately in.
close the great hollow rectangle.
whose longest dimensions will parallel
Fifth avenue. The main buildings OF
the museum to-day. those in red brick,
win in time be completely inclosed.
The outer walls will be OF light gray
stone The cost OF this building when
completed, it is estimated, will be
s22 100000. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke
said recently that he believed the
great museum would be completed In
ten years, when Il Will certainly be the
chief architectural feature OF the city
Some idea OF the proportions OF this
building may be had from the state
ment that the present Fifth avenue
facade, nearly two blocks in length. Is
less than one-fourth the length OF the
completed eastern front
The new wing is built OF a some
what lighter stone than the main en-.
trance The same alignment is main.
tanned. II is two floors in height, with
n basement. One Of the features OF
the new addition is spacious lecture
hall opening from this wing into the
inner courtyard. The need OF such a
hall has been felt for years. The walls
Of the new wing on the inner courts
are of white brick, and the greater
part Of the roof is of grass. The in
terror is designed with the same eff
feet of lofty spaciousness so charac
terist.c of the older halls OF the
museum.
The management OF the museum
has long been embarrassed for room
and the new wing will be quickly
taken up. The second floor. according
TO the present plans, will be devoted
to Robert Fulton and Hendrick Hud
son and their times. The display Of
these collections will have a peculiar
timeliness in view Of the approaching
Hudson anniversary. II Is probable
that the Henche collection, the prop
erty OF Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan, will
also be allotted space in this wing
Although the new wing, as seen from
the street, appears to be practically
complete. 1t Is not expected that Il
will be regularly thrown open to the
public for some months.