Uffizi display space. As well, a new exit was planned and the lighting, air conditioning and security systems were updated. During construction, the museum remained open, although rooms were closed as necessary with the artwork temporarily moved to another location. For example, the Botticelli rooms and two others with early Renaissance paintings were closed for 15 months but reopened in October 2016. The major modernization project, New Uffizi, had increased viewing capacity to 101 rooms by late 2016 by expanding into areas previously used by the Florence State Archive. The Uffizi hosted over two million visitors in 2016, making it the
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery became an independent corporation and changed its name to the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery. In 2008, the Museum opened a second, smaller location in downtown Greenville at Heritage Green, but due to a lack of visitors they closed this again in 2017. Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery is the art collection of the Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. It was established in 1951 and focuses on sacred art, mainly European Old Master paintings, but also smaller collections of sculpture, furniture, architectural elements, textile, and ancient artifacts. As of