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Article: Pennsylvania's James A. Michener Art Museum is flourishing. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 19, 1993
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. _ At a time when many large museums are retrenching, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown is flourishing. Sunday, the five-year-old institution opened an addition that doubles its gallery space and more than triples its size overall.
The $1.8 million expansion provides four new exhibition galleries, an outdoor sculpture garden, an art-storage area, and a shop and tea room.
When the museum opened in 1988, it seemed natural to name it after Michener, a native son and world-famous novelist. He and his wife, Mari, contributed $1 million toward its endowment.
Last year, they gave an additional $500,000 as a challenge grant designed to encourage ...