Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

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Main entrance.

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums.^[1]

[edit] Inscriptions

The buildings contains three prominent quotations on its main, west-facing facade. Above the door, there is a quotation from Proverbs, near the south end of the facade there is a passage from Plato, and on the north part a quotation from Lao Tzu.

Detail of the passage by Plato inscribed on the west facade.

In addition, the cornerstone contains a passage from Psalms.

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[edit] External links

• Official website

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