Tampa Museum of Art gets $2.5-million gift
TAMPA -- The Tampa Museum of Art has announced a $2.5-million pledge, the largest individual gift in its 28-year history, from museum trustee Cornelia Corbett, former chairman of the museum board, her husband, Richard, and her maternal family foundation, the William Stamps Farish Fund.
The Corbetts will name two exhibition galleries in the new three-story, 66,000-square-foot museum to be built in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The Corbett Gallery will hold changing exhibitions; the Farish Gallery will feature glass works of art. The new $33.5-million facility is expected to open in the fall of 2009.
- Amy Scherzer, Times staff writer
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You know that is BS there is 100's+ people all around the Bay area losing thier houses and everything, and these people are donating to have thier name in the spotlight, think of the comunity. You have any idea how far 2.5m could help this comunity. Do something anonymous its better for your character.
Posted by: Robert | February 28, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Robert,
Why should the Corbetts' bail out the retards that signed thier own mortgage notes and then refi-ed with 1 year ARM's for a big screen LCD's and 22" rims?
I enjoy the fact that people are losing thier houses, serves them right. Action, Reaction. Survival of the (mentally) fittest.
Thanks Corbetts'...I'll visit the museum.
Posted by: Al in Land O Lakes | February 28, 2008 at 04:37 PM
Robert,
And an art museum isn't part of the community?
On a different note, the design for the new museum is wonderful. Really glad that they are going with a modern design. It will really help the architecture in this area (which isn't the best).
Posted by: Josh | February 28, 2008 at 05:16 PM