Construction Documents Phase

September 2006: Consultants commissioned to create conceptual design options
Fall 2007: Architects commissioned (Robertson/Sherwood Architects)
August 6, 2008: Groundbreaking
Fall 2008: Construction anticipated to begin
Summer 2009: Occupancy

Location: Addition to Museum of Natural and Cultural History (1680 E. 15th)

Size: To be determined

Legislative Authorization: 2007 Legislature - SB 5516

Expenditure Limitation: $3,500,000

Funding: $2,500,000 federal grant administered through Oregon Department of Transporation + $1,000,000 gifts.

Architect: Robertson/Sherwood Architects, Eugene

Project Manager: George Bleekman, Facilities Services, 6-2625

The proposed $2.8 million collections wing addition to the Museum of Natural and Cultural History is the first phase of a conceptual expansion of the Museum. The addition will allow improved access to research materials by faculty, researchers, and Anthropology department graduate and undergraduate students through expansion and improvement of the museum's field and laboratory instruction space. It will provide quality space to house the expanding archaeological materials as mandated by state and federal law. The Museum provides research and curation support to the Oregon Department of Transportation and other agencies, including the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Funding for the addition comes from federal funds and private donors, including the Ford Family Foundation and the Oregon Cultural Trust.

Museum of Natural and Cultural History