TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Museum of Artwork, which is positioned on the Riverwalk, is increasing and can develop into way more than a museum when it’s full.
The Tampa Museum of Artwork is including greater than 50,000 sq. toes for galleries, training, and occasion house.
What they’re saying:
Govt Director Michael Tomor says there are plans for a brand new restaurant. He desires the restaurant to serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
“It might be the one amenity of its sort on the Riverwalk,” Tomor defined.
He says the Riverwalk may develop into Tampa’s new “Most important Avenue” and described the enlargement to FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers on Tuesday, the identical day a verify of $53,000 was donated by the Seminole Laborious Rock Tampa.
Dig deeper:
The donation is from Laborious Rock’s “Change for Change” program through which clients can donate their change for constructive change locally. The donation will go on to the museum’s Artwork-Primarily based Connection program that makes use of artwork to assist individuals who have suffered trauma or have been the victims of abuse.
The Tampa Museum of Artwork does obtain public funding, however this system that makes use of artwork to assist trauma victims is funded completely by philanthropists. The museum sends artists into the neighborhood and in addition hosts subject journeys on the facility at 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa.
What’s subsequent:
Work will start quickly on the brand new infrastructure wanted for the museum enlargement, reminiscent of water, sewer, and electrical enhancements that should be made for the enlargement.
After 51,000 sq. toes is added, the house within the museum will complete round 120,000 sq. toes and rise to 4 tales with views of the Hillsborough River.
Building will take two to a few years.
The Supply: This story was written with info gathered by FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers.
