Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird, a artwork 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU Broad or BAM) is a nonprofit, contemporary art museum designed by Zaha Hadid located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It opened on November 10, 2012. The rotating exhibition schedule allows for frequent new shows to be on view. The museum's curatorial focus is a global focus on emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibitions consist largely of contemporary artists, including those achieving their Master of Fine Arts degree at Michigan State University, as well as shows of selected works from the collection. The MSU Broad organizes a few hundred programs for various ages, open to all at no charge. Admission to the galleries and all community events and programs is free for all visitors, with only certain special exhibitions charging admissions fees. The museum is named for Eli and Edythe Broad, whose initial leading gift of $26 million to establish the MSU Broad was announced in June 2007. The museum's permanent collection of over 10,000 pieces includes more than 7,500 inherited from the Kresge Art Museum, MSU's former art museum, when it closed, representing a wide array of artistic production from the ancient to the present, across the world, in a variety of media. Significant holdings include Ancient Greek and Roman antiquities; pre-Columbian sculptures and vessels; Medieval and Renaissance illuminations; Old Master paintings; 19th-century American paintings; 20th-century sculpture by artists such as Alexander Calder and Jenny Holzer; and works by contemporary artists such as Chuck Close and Ann Hamilton. A selection of works from the permanent collection, rotating three times a year, is on display in the museum's Center for Object Research and Engagement (The CORE), which opened in November 2023. Current emphasis in collection growth and new acquisitions is on "the art of our time," incorporating "ongoing efforts to rewrite [...] collecting practices and priorities to focus primarily on artists of color, women artists, and other groups historically underrepresented in and undervalued by the study of art history in western cultures."
The MSU Broad Art Museum was a location for filming portions of the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in October 2014.
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Dates from 2012.
Wikidata Q5360357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 124.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird: 0.1 mi
- Anima Librata: 0.1 mi
- Cassiopeia: 0.1 mi
- Twyla: 0.2 mi
- Spartan Statue: 0.6 mi
- Benefactors Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Bailey Park: 0.3 mi
- Norman Foster Smith Park: 0.3 mi
- William B. Sharp Park: 0.4 mi
- Stoddard Park: 0.5 mi
- The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 0.2 mi
- Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 0.2 mi
- Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture: 0.2 mi
- Saints' Rest: 0.2 mi
- Botanical Laboratory: 0.4 mi
- Sanford Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Beal Pinetum: 0.9 mi
- Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Serafine Addition of Southwest Uplands Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lilac Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- TillUtopia: 2.0 mi
- Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Foster Garden: 2.1 mi
- Demonstration Gardens;The Garden Project Demonstration Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Michigan State University Museum: 0.3 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 2.7 mi
- Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame: 3.0 mi
- Meridian Historical Village: 3.1 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 3.6 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 0.3 mi
- The Rock: 0.3 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 2.1 mi
- Old Town: 3.8 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 4.0 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 4.8 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 4.8 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 5.2 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 10.2 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.7 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 1.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 5.9 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 17.5 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 19.1 mi
- Hog Island: 20.1 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 22.8 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 24.4 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 14.6 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 15.0 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.0 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 14.1 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | S 174° | 320 m | 17.5 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 206° | 296 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | NE 54° | 267 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hog Island | ENE 62° | 259 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | N 9° | 238 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:22 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Lansing 4 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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