Thanks to the generosity of the Robert H. Smith family, the Visual Resources Center is being transformed into the Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture.
The east side of the fourth floor is undergoing an extreme makeover that will help bring about fundamental changes in the department's culture and in its approach to the discipline of art history.
The Collaboratory will be central in creating a nurturing environment for academic quality and creative learning. This new space will permit ample workspace for meetings, workshops, forums, and the execution of large-scale technical projects.
Completion is expected in early 2010.