Position Support

The Johnson must raise endowed support for people—students, curators, educators, and professionals of the highest quality who not only care for and interpret the collection, but also serve as expert resources for the public and the university community.

Endowed Curatorial Positions

• Curator of Asian art ($1.5 million)
• Curator of modern and contemporary art ($1.5 million)
• Associate curator of prints, drawings, and photographs ($1 million)

Coordinator of School and Family Programs

$750,000
This position is responsible for making the Johnson’s collection and exhibitions exciting and relevant for thousands of children and families every year.

Undergraduate Interns

$100,000 (each)
Each year, the Johnson hires paid undergraduate interns, from many different departments across campus, to work with curators, educators, installation crew, and administrators. For the students, such internships provide an exciting, invaluable learning experience, and there is always competition for the limited number of positions available.

Endowed Acquisition or Exhibition Funds

$100,000 and up

• Asian Art
• Modern and Contemporary Art
• Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Construction and Renovation

Since it opened in 1973, the Johnson Museum has welcomed over two million visitors, its collection has grown from 9,000 to over 30,000 works of art, and the number of its education programs has tripled. Major gifts can be recognized by naming opportunities in the new and existing buildings for galleries, lobbies, lecture and seminar rooms, and the sculpture court.

Asian Art

Fifth Floor, Asian Galleries – $3 million
Chinese Gallery – $750,000
Japanese Gallery – $500,000
Southeast Asia Gallery – $500,000
Indian Gallery – $250,000
West Asian Gallery – $250,000
Asian Ceramics and Sculpture Gallery – 250,000
Contemporary Asian Ceramics Gallery – $250,000
Chinese Ceramics Gallery – $250,000
Art of Ancient Asia Gallery – $250,000
Fifth Floor Lobby – $200,000
Computer Study Kiosk – $50,000 

Additional Spaces in the Main Building

Second Lower Floor – $3 million
First Floor – $2 million
Second Floor – $2 million
The Print Room – $1 million
Study Center and Seminar Room – $750,000
Galleries for American Art (several opportunities) – $250,000

The Wing

Offering visitors, including tour and school groups, an additional entry into the Museum, the new wing includes two new galleries, a 150-seat lecture room, a workshop room, and access to a breathtaking Japanese garden as well as much-needed offices, a docent library, and locked storage for paintings, sculpture, and Asian art. The wing may be named for $7 million.

Lecture Room – $1,000,000
New Gallery for Special Exhibitions – $750,000
Docent Library – $250,000