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The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, previously known as the Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, is an art museum centrally located on the University's main campus in the town of Lewiston. The museum features exhibitions of nationally-known and emerging contemporary artists and traditional folk arts. ==History== The Castellani Art Museum collection was initiated in 1976 by Dr. Armand J. Castellani to encourage the study and love of art and to improve cultural understanding by forming a significant collection for Niagara University students and the Western New York public. The original museum, known as the Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, was built in 1978 and was located off campus. The Gallery housed a permanent collection of about 300 pieces. In 1990, the museum was renamed the Castellani Art Museum and a new building was constructed on campus. The building was designed by Thomas Moscati and boasts seven different gallery spaces, indoor and outdoor sculpture courts, a museum shop, offices, and storage and preparation spaces.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.castellaniartmuseum.org/visitor-info/museum-history/ )〕 The museum is also used for educational purposes. The Niagara University Fine Arts Program has studio and classroom spaces in the museum for students as well. The Museum is dedicated to facilitating art educational programs for students of the University, as well as other schools in the area and cultural organizations. Docent and volunteer programs are offered to any interested member of the community. Niagara University also offers a degree program that was developed collaboratively with the Director of the Castellani Art Museum (Kate Koperski) and the Curator of Education (Marian Granfield). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Castellani Art Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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