The works displayed in VMAD have been promised (as a permanent gift or long term loan) to the University. This means that if a permanent “brick and mortar” museum were to be built in the future these works have already been pledged to it. It is hoped that as VMAD becomes publicized more works will be added to the collection. At the present time the collections consist of a significant number of objects from West and Central Africa and a collection of hundreds of items documenting baseball’s Negro Leagues in the United States. The entire collection has been donated by faculty and staff of the University. No state or federal monies have been spent on the project.
