Members of the Quadracci family have pledged $10 million to establish the Quadracci Pavilion Preservation Endowment Fund, which will support the long-term care and maintenance of one of the museum’s buildings.

Named after donors Betty and Harry Quadracci, who provided $10 million in the 1990s to build it, the Quadracci Pavilion opened in 2001 and is the first building in the United States by Spanish Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava. Housing an exhibition space, reception hall, auditorium, and more, the pavilion is known for its sweeping “wings,” called the Burke Brise Soleil, which look out onto Lake Michigan and are a prominent feature of the city’s skyline.

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