Adolphus Busch Hall is the former home of the Busch-Reisinger Museum (originally called the Germanic Museum). Once known for one of America's finest collections of central and northern European art, Adolphus Busch Hall now houses Harvard University's Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies.
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The Busch-Reisinger Museum is the only museum in America devoted to promoting the informed enjoyment and critical understanding of the arts of Central and Northern Europe, with a special emphasis on the German-speaking countries.
The Museum was renamed the Busch-Reisinger Museum in 1950 in honor of the related St. Louis families which had contributed decisively to its support.
The Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum/Verein der Freunde des Busch-Reisinger Museums is a Foundation based in Germany which supports the educational and scholarly activities of the Busch-Reisinger Museum.
The Harvard University Art Museums are the Fogg Art Museum, which specializes in Western Art from the Middle Ages to the present, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, which specializes in art of Central and Northern Europe, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, which specializes in ancient, Islamic and Asian art.
Taken together, the museums hold one of the largest and most valuable collections of art in the United States.
A new museum building scheduled to open in 2008 was designed by architect Renzo Piano.
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