■ Cultural Zoo Veterinary Hospital & Animal Wellness Campus This facility will provide optimal care for the larger number of animals the zoo will host with the addition of the new Asia - Trail of the Tiger exhibit. Consistent with the zoo’s commitments to recreation
tion has increased 39 percent, and the museum has had tremendous response from visitors to its free daily demonstrations, educational classes and visiting artist series. The 7,000-square-foot Glass Studio, along Chrysler’s New Glass Studio with the museum’s glass collection, is the impetus of the region’s emergence as the East Coast center for glass.
Norfolk Collegiate Center for the Arts This performing arts center featuring a 425-seat theater will become an unforgettable showcase for student productions, as well as a regional venue for the best of the performing arts. The new $8.5 million center will include an on-site art gallery. An $8.5 million project. The project should be completed in spring 2013. and education, the new veterinary hospital and animal wellness campus will not only deliver the highest level of animal care, but will also provide an educational experience, providing information on animal medicine; the benefits of good nutrition, outdoor activity and exercise; and how our food is grown – including fruit orchards and vegetable gardens. Visitors will be able to look through viewing windows into treatment, surgery and laboratory rooms, and the animal diet kitchen. One of the goals of the $4 million project project is to inspire children to pursue careers in the medical sciences. In 2011 the zoo drew more than a half million visitors – a 23 percent increase – and saw a 40 percent increase in revenue.
Chrysler Museum In fiscal year 2012/13, the Chrysler Museum of Art will begin a transformation project to add 10,000 square feet of gallery space with the addition of two wings flanking the main entrance. This new space will increase the Museum’s capacity to display paintings and sculptures, as well as enhance the display of its world-class renowned glass collection. The expansion will also allow the museum to add new catering facilities, relocate the passenger elevator, improve visitor circulation, upgrade antiquated HVAC systems to better preserve the collection and improve access for visitors with disabilities. The transformation is scheduled to be completed in 2014. Other major initiatives by the museum include the new glass studio, which opened in November 2011. Since the opening, visita-
Governor’s School for the Arts The city is working with the school to renovate the historic Monroe Building on Granby Street in support of efforts to consolidate its campus downtown.
As the Commonwealth’s cultural center – with the largest performing arts groups in Virginia – Downtown Norfolk provides an environment of professional artistic and educational resources: • • • • • • • • • •
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Virginia Opera The Virginia Stage Co. The Virginia Arts Festival Todd Rosenlieb Dance Center The d’ART Center The Chrysler Museum and its new Chrysler Glass Studio Hurrah Players Tidewater Community College Arts Programs Three libraries: New Slover library Tidewater Community College Library Jean Outland Chrysler Library ■
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host any size of performance or exhibition including: Chrysler Hall Chrysler Museum (Student Gallery) Harrison Opera House Virginia Arts Festival Orchestral Rehearsal and Performance Space Roper Theatre Wells Theatre and the GSA Black Box Theatre Kaufman Theatre Hurrah Players New Black Box Theatre TRDance Studio Performance Space Selden Arcade/d’ART Center for Student Art Exhibits • A proven audience of over a half million people who attended arts events in downtown Norfolk last year. ■
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