Gift leads to Colby expansion
Peter and Paula Lunder's gift of art has transformed the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine.
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On Sunday, the Colby will open the $15 million Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion, making it the largest art museum in the state.
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The entire 26,000-square-foot space will be occupied by 280 of the 500 works that the Lunders gave in 2007.
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Museum director Sharon Corwin has worked closely with the Lunders during the acquisition of their collection.
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"The museum and Colby, to them, is a family, and they treat us as such," Corwin said.
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The Lunders chose the Colby because of their connection to the location.
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Peter Lunder graduated from the school in 1956, and he spent decades as president of a company in Maine.
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Another reason they chose the Colby is because their collection is more likely to be on display at a smaller institution than at a larger one.
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"Our walls are sort of empty. But imagine something of yours installed [in such a striking way]," Paula Lunder said.
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