1869
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Crocker family begins tour of Europe to amass art collection |
1872
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Art Gallery Building is constructed |
1875
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Judge E. B. dies |
May 1885
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Margaret Crocker presents the Art Gallery Building and the collection to the City of Sacramento |
1911
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Mansion Wing is acquired |
1969
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Herold Wing is constructed |
1973
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Crocker Park is acquired |
1973
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Crocker Annex (presently the Mansion Wing) condemned and closed to the public |
1979
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Master planning is undertaken and needs defined for: a loading dock, auditorium, café and dedicated galleries for drawings collection |
1989
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Mansion Wing is restored with contemporary gallery interiors and connected to Art Gallery Building |
1997-1999
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CAMA Board considers expansion project |
June 2000
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Architectural selection committee is formed |
November 2000
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Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects is chosen from three finalists to perform master planning for the expansion project |
January 2001
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Gwathmey Siegel begins the collaborative process of master planning |
September 2001
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Four donations, totaling $16 million, are announced, which enable design work to progress |
October 2001
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The master plan created by Gwathmey Siegel is approved by Museum Co-Trustees and Sacramento City Council |
April 2002
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Gwathmey Siegel is retained to create concept designs for the expansion |
2002
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The Crocker is awarded $4 million in Prop 40 funds for preservation and expansion |
January 2003
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Initial design concepts are presented |
September 2003
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Sacramento City Council approves $2 million in tax increment funds for the expansion |
November 2004
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The schematic design is approved by Museum Co-Trustees and Sacramento City Council and work on construction drawings begin |
January 2005
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Environmental impact report is completed |
June 2005
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Demolition of Herold Wing is considered due to fundraising success and increased costs to retrofit existing structure |
November 2005
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Design Review Preservation Board approves design |
December 2005
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Crocker supporters create a near-capacity crowd at the City Council meeting to encourage the City Council to support the expansion through bond allocation |
June 2005
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Fiscal year 05-06 ends with $30 million pledged to the project |
December 2005
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More than $61 million has been pledged to the project |
February 2006
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Sacramento City Council allocates $10 million in bond funds for the expansion project |
April 2006
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City Council approves the proposal to sell or develop Lot X to benefit the Crocker expansion |
August 2006
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Sacramento County Board of Supervisors allocates $2.5 million to expansion project |
May 2007
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Preservation work on the existing structures begin |
June 2007
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More than $80 million has been pledged to the project |
July 9, 2007
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Second Street Closes |
July 26, 2007
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Official Groundbreaking |
