The state Building Commission Wednesday added $15.57 million to the Chazen Museum of Art’s construction budget, bringing the cost of the University of Wisconsin-Madison art, auditorium and classroom facility to $47.1 million.
UW System Vice President David Miller said the 50 percent increase was needed as a 2005 study of expanding the then Elvehjem Museum for an estimated $31.5 million didn’t include space for hallways, mechanical or storage areas.