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UO art museum reopens, sans goldfish

Oh frabjous day! After four long years of renovation, the art museum at the University of Oregon has reopened. One of my favorite contemplative spaces on campus, the museum had a courtyard and koi pond. I remember a day I was particularly appreciative of the quiet space, having been stood up for a coffee date, and so I sat on a bench in front of a twenty-foot mural for an hour, people-watching. I felt a little, well, betrayed when the museum closed my senior year. Funny how they can overhaul the football stadium in a summer, but the museum renovation excluded an entire generation of students.

One hundred twenty-six Andy Warhol pieces will be on display through May 1. The spring MFA exhibit is usually spectacular, as well.