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Shelburne Museum announces center for art and education

SHELBURNE, VT.- Shelburne Museum Chairman James Pizzagalli announced plans for a new center for art and education at Shelburne Museum that will expand the museum’s educational programs, bring new and exciting exhibits to visitors and, for the first time, open the museum year-round. The announcement opens the public phase of the Campaign for Shelburne Museum, a $14 million capital campaign with the center for art and education as its centerpiece. To date the campaign has raised $10.75 million. The 16,000-square-foot center will include galleries, an auditorium and classroom space and will accommodate a year-round calendar of exhibitions and programs for youth and adult audiences. Currently, the museum’s 39-building campus opens in mid-May and closes at the end of October. “The center for art and education at Shelburne Museum enhances the museum’s educational and cultural