From the Archives: MSU's Broad Art Museum changed look of north campus

Nick King, Lansing State Journal
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When Michigan State University broke ground on the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in 2010, then-President Lou Anna Simon called it a "beacon for the future."

The building's futuristic look was in stark contrast to the older buildings on north campus. Some loved it; others didn't. But it's clearly one of the most identifiable buildings on campus.

Designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, the museum was described in a 2010 Lansing State Journal article as an "angular, horizontal building with a skin of glass and aluminum pleats."

From left, Eli and Edythe Broad and museum founding director Michael Rush look at the details of the new Zaha Hadid-designed Broad Art Museum on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.
From left, Eli and Edythe Broad and museum founding director Michael Rush look at the details of the new Zaha Hadid-designed Broad Art Museum on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

It opened in November 2012 and since then has featured many exhibits and art-based community outreach programs.

In October 2014, scenes for the movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" starring Ben Affleck were filmed there.

The Broads gave MSU a $26 million donation to help build the museum that bears their name.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: From the Archives: MSU's Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum