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S U M M E R U O F L M A G A Z I N E | 1 7 H A P P E N I N G H E R E Speed Art Museum returns from hiatus Thousands of years of art history, from ancient Greek pottery to Renaissance mas- terpieces to contemporary sculpture, are once again within reach of the Louisville community. After a three-year hiatus for renovations, the Speed Art Museum on the Belknap campus reopened its doors to the public this spring. Art enthusiasts of all ages f ocked to the museum on March 12 to celebrate the ribbon cutting with a 30-hour-long "nonstop party" featuring musicians, art lecturers, theatrical performances, f lms, and free admission for the general public. A shindig of such proportions was only f tting, considering the scale of the improvements made to the museum. The renovations doubled the building's square footage, adding a concert hall, a 142-seat cinema, an outdoor sculpture park featuring contemporary works, and a 5,600 square foot gallery space to showcase pieces from 140 years of Kentucky's artistic heritage. The purpose of the renovations is not only to exhibit great art, but also to help educate the community about its importance. That mission will be aided by a $1 million donation from Brown-Forman Corporation making general admission free every Sunday until March 2021 as part of Owsley Sundays, named in honor of the late Brown-Forman CEO and Louisville arts patron Owsley Brown II. The museum's regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children, seniors and military personnel. UofL helps launch fi rst pulmonary fi brosis center in Caribbean region The University of Louisville's chair of the Department of Medicine, Jesse Roman, MD, traveled to Puerto Rico in February to help start the f rst pulmonary f brosis center in the Caribbean. The center is scheduled to open in June and represents an important step towards addressing this problem in the region. Pulmonary f brosis (PF) is a chronic lung disorder characterized by thickening, stiffening and scarring of tissue within the lungs. Currently, there is no known cure. Located at the Mayagüez Medical Center in southwest Puerto Rico, the new pulmonary f brosis center will provide multidisciplinary treatment currently not available in the region. Roman and his colleagues already are working to establish branches in other areas of the island. "Having this center is extremely important because Puerto Rico has a high incidence of pulmonary f brosis caused by Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder characterized by albinism, coagulation problems, colitis and pulmonary f brosis," Roman said. "Also, there are many patients who suffer from other forms of PF, but comprehensive care for them is currently not available." The center is being established through a partnership between UofL, Mayagüez Medical Center, Ponce (Puerto Rico) Health Science University and San Juan (Puerto Rico) Metropolitan Hospital, and is endorsed by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network. Roman also is chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine, professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and a Distinguished University Scholar at UofL. Roman News & Impact The renovated Speed Art Museum opened March 12.