East Tennessean
Monday, April 8, 2013 • Volume 87, Issue 43 • www.
easttennessean.
com
Closed for repairs since 2011,
East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum will reopen
next month with a renewed appearance and a renewed focus
on regional art,...
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East Tennessean
Monday, April 8, 2013 • Volume 87, Issue 43 • www.
easttennessean.
com
Closed for repairs since 2011,
East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum will reopen
next month with a renewed appearance and a renewed focus
on regional art, history, culture
and research.
The building, which housed
ETSU’s library in the 1920s,
has undergone an extensive
two-year, $1.
7 million renovation, including a new HVAC
system that will allow the Reece to control the environment
inside the building, which is
important in preserving museum artifacts.
Additional improvements
include an electrical system
upgrade, a new security system, energy-efficient windows
that block ultraviolet light, an
elevator, and Americans with
Disabilities Act-compliant restroom facilities.
According to Theresa Hammons, Reece Museum director,
the museum’s offices and collections were moved to ETSU’s
Valleybrook Campus in Sullivan County for safekeeping
during the renovation.
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