Renovated Lord hall Dedication Friday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — A ceremony celebrating the renovation of Lord Hall as the new University of Maine Art Department home is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday May 5. Tours of the beautiful new space will follow the dedication ceremony, which should take about 30 minutes.
The $5.375 million renovation was funded in part by a $4 million higher education bond voters approved in 2001.
Lord Hall opened in 1904 as an engineering building. It has also been home to music, journalism and other UMaine academic departments over the years. The art department will move from cramped spaces in Carnegie Hall to 27,000 square feet of new space in Lord Hall. The new facility, which still includes many historical features, includes a gallery with 210 feet of exhibit space.