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Article: $20 Million Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Display
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- Quad - State Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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After eight years of planning, fundraising, designing, re-engineering and construction, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) opened on April 3.
Located on the grounds of the Glen Burnie Historic House and Gardens in Winchester, the $20 million, 50,000-square-foot, three-story museum showcases three centuries of history, art and culture in the Shenandoah Valley.
The museum's history dates back to the 1950s when Julian Wood Glass Jr., a descendant of Winchester founder Col. James Wood, acquired and renovated the Glen Burnie home on Amherst Street, completely furnishing it with decorative arts. In 1986, he formed the Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation, which now has assets in excess of $50 ...