DEVELOPMENT
UT Dallas receives $40M donation for arts school, cultural district
BY JACKSON KING
According to Roemer, the rst phase of the Athenaeum, which includes a second location for the Crow Museum of Asian Art and a parking garage, is expected to be unveiled by the start of the fall 2024 semester with the performance venue opening a year later. The combined arts, humanities and technology school, which opened during the 2022 fall semester, was created to expand previously o ered arts-centered education. A portion of the gift will also accelerate construction of the second phase of the upcoming 12-acre Ath- enaeum. With the rst phase under construction, the second phase of the project includes a 53,000-square-foot performance venue with a 600-seat concert hall, choral and orchestra rehearsal rooms, classrooms, and o ce space.
The University of Texas at Dallas’ School of Arts, Humanities and Technology plans to use a $40 million donation from the Bass Founda- tion to expand and help fund the construction of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a cultural district on the university’s campus. As part of the donation, which will help provide scholarships and fel- lowships, the school will be renamed the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. “The impact of this gift is quite transformative,” said Nils Roemer, Bass School dean as well as the arts, humanities and technology distinguished university chair, in a news release. “This will allow us to accelerate the building of our new performance hall, and … empower our students and our faculty with better programming.”
Construction on the new Crow Museum of Asian Art in the Athenaeum is anticipated to be completed in fall 2024. (Rendering courtesy The University of Texas at Dallas) BUILDING A
MAY 2022: Initial construction begins for Athenaeum SPRING 2023: Funding received to accelerate Athenaeum performance hall construction FALL 2024: Expected opening of Crow Museum of Asian Art and parking garage
CULTURAL DISTRICT Announced in 2022, the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum will be a new cultural district on approximately 12 acres of The University of Texas at Dallas campus.
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FALL 2025: Expected completion of UT Dallas performance hall
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