MFA Hits $500 Million

The Museum of Fine Arts has reached its $500 million fund-raising goal, the largest sum for a campaign by an arts institution in Boston history.

At a board meeting announcing the milestone yesterday, the MFA disclosed key contributions it had received from major local figures in business and the arts. The West Wing will be named for Joyce and Edward Linde and their family in recognition of the more than $25 million they have given the museum for the campaign. Barbara and Ted Alfond, who have given more than $10 million, will have their names on the 150-seat auditorium in the MFA's new Art of the Americas Wing, which is set to open in 2010.

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