Quinnipiac University has finished renovations on the Law Library and will soon be opening the Former Law Library Museum, in the exact place the Law Library used to stand. After renaming the Law Library, facilities got to work on keeping everything exactly the same, and placing placards on items that describe what potential visitors are looking at.
“We really tried to keep the old energy of the Law Library in our revival of the building,” described Ann DeVeaux, Director of the Law Library and head of the Design Committee for the Law Library Museum.
Those who attended the private party celebrating the completion of the renovations agreed that the “vibe” of the space is “exactly the same as the old law library—tremendous, confusing, and pretty haunted.”
Experts claim that renovations came so close to achieving the same layout as the original building, that special measures had to be taken in order for DeVeaux’s work to be formally recognized as a change to the layout.
“Yeah, the facilities employees put tarp over some pieces of furniture and posted yellow caution tape across several passageways,” explained DeVeaux.
“Outside of the physical aesthetics, which will be the same set-up students have known for decades, we made a change in the operation of the building, meaning people will have to pay fifteen dollars to take a look around now,” added custodian Robert Doyle.
While the majority of the museum’s first visitors are pleased with the historical accuracy of the museum, several individuals expressed fear that modern fall 2015, updates are inauthentic. Officials have attempted to placate such fears, assuring the public that students’ classrooms will still be in a windowless basement, in the farthest possible location from the rest of their classes.