Bruce Museum receives $5M donation from Cohen Foundation

The Bruce Museum”™s Campaign for the New Bruce has received a $5 million gift from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation. The donation will fund the education wing planned for the museum”™s expansion and construction project.

The education wing will have its own dedicated entrance, enabling the museum to accommodate more than 200 students per day in grades K-12.

With the gift, the Campaign for the New Bruce is now more than 80% of the way toward the construction goal of $45 million. The overall $60 million campaign includes an additional $15 million for the museum”™s endowment, to ensure sustainability and to support new programs. More than $6 million has been raised for the New Bruce Endowment.