Purdue University announced in August that it will acquire the building that houses the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, at 543 Indiana Ave., across the street from the Madam Walker Legacy Center. The sale is expected to close this fall, according to Purdue. Mirror Indy reported the purchase price as $1.9 million.
According to Purdue, “the acquisition further enhances the collaborative relationship between Purdue and KVML, which will lead to increased Purdue student programming inside the 10,400-square-foot building.” New programs will include academic presentations, workshops, tutoring and cooperative events for both students and community members.
Past partnerships between Purdue and the museum have included “an ongoing project between KVML and Purdue’s EPICS program, a service-learning design program through the College of Engineering, as well as a special literary event led by Brian Leung, professor of English at Purdue, and hosted by the College of Liberal Arts at the museum last spring.”…