Posted Jul 17, 2024, 7:13 PM
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Arts Commission gives early OK for city aid to expand Umlauf museum
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The Arts Commission wants City Council to give an initial endorsement to an ambitious plan to improve and expand the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, which is managed in partnership with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.
At Monday’s meeting, the commission received a presentation on the plan for the 8-acre site, which sits on hilly terrain just east of Zilker Metropolitan Park and has a number of accessibility and infrastructure issues that have, to date, constrained its use. Centered on the former home of famed sculptor Charles Umlauf, whose estate donated the homestead and more than 200 pieces of art to the city, the site currently has about 35,000 visitors per year.
The plan, which was completed over the past year by the Page architecture firm, breaks the site into four areas with work broken into three phases, beginning with improvements of existing facilities to address accessibility and visitor experience.
There are no cost estimates for the plan, which would be funded through a multiyear capital campaign as well as public funds, possibly including a portion of a bond package expected to go before voters in 2026
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