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The Barrys created the Old


Dominion University Museum Foundation, which will operate the museum in partnership with ODU. “The university has been a superb partner and has provided excellent support to the project,” Dick says. “We have a seven- member independent board that governs the institution.” The Barrys' collection “is what


we refer to as the founder’s collec- tion. It sets the tone for future col- lecting,” says Jutta-Annette Page, the museum’s executive director. who was senior curator of glass and decorative arts at Toledo Museum of Art and previously the curator of European glass at Corning Museum of Glass. Page consults the Barrys as


she considers art purchases for the museum. “Unlike buying art for our personal collection, we are establishing a more formal process for the museum, with the director taking the lead role,” Carolyn says. “We have recently acquired more than a dozen glass sculptures and paintings for the museum that are new to the collection. They are waiting in storage now for the opening in the fall.”


Long relationship with ODU The Barrys have a long rela-


tionship with ODU. Dick’s father, Richard Barry Jr., was a math professor at the university for 25 years after a 25-year career as a naval officer. Dick was a member of the


board of visitors for eight years, with two years as rector. He now co-chairs a capital initiative for the university and co-chaired a capital campaign 20 years ago. Carolyn taught math as an adjunct faculty member at ODU in the 1960s. In addition to their involve-


ment with ODU, the Barrys have served on the boards and fundraising committees of many nonprofit organizations in Hamp- ton Roads. “We both believe it is essential to be a part of the com- munity and make contributions to


Photo by Mark Rhodes


The Barrys also donated $2 million in 2015 for the creation of an arts building at ODU, which houses two art history libraries.


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community welfare,” Dick says. The Barry’s have a long his-


tory of “promoting philanthropy and civic engagement,” says ODU’s Broderick. “They have made many artistic and cultural contributions to Old Dominion University and other Hampton Roads institutions over the years, and they have provided scholar- ships that helped hundreds of stu- dents complete their education.” In 2015, the couple com-


mitted $2 million to help create the Barry Arts Building. “This building includes two of the finest art history libraries in the country — the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library and the Jean Outland Chrysler Library of the Chrysler Museum of Art,” Broderick says. The Barrys say they are


grateful for Broderick’s support through the museum project. “President Broderick was the driving force at the university and


made this project possible,” Dick says.


A key objective for the


museum is for it to be relevant to the ODU community, including its students, faculty and staff, says Page. “We recognize that many of these constituents have never or rarely set foot into an art museum. Having an art museum on campus creates opportunities for exposure to original art, its creative processes and diverse cultural contexts that can instill in our students an appreciation for art that will resonate throughout their lives.” Art definitely has changed the


Barrys’ lives. During his 40-year career at Landmark, Dick served in various positions, but the idea of being the benefactor of an art museum was “unimaginable,” he says. “I started out as a lawyer at the bottom of the totem pole and ended up here.”


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