Smithsonian gets $5.4M for Renwick Gallery project

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Businessman David Rubenstein is giving $5.4 million to help the Smithsonian renovate the Renwick Gallery, the nation’s first structure built to be an art museum.

The gift announced Monday completes the private fundraising for the $30 million renovation project. Congress is providing half the funds, and the Smithsonian raised the other half.

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