Adolphus Busch Hall

Adolphus Busch Hall is a Harvard University building located at 27 Kirkland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is named for brewer and philanthropist Adolphus Busch, former president of the Anheuser-Busch company, who contributed $265,000 to its building fund.

Adolphus Busch Hall
Adolphus Busch Hall
General information
Location	Harvard University
Address	29 Kirkland Street
Town or city	Boston
Coordinates	42°22′36.5″N 71°6′50.9″W
Current tenants	Busch-Reisinger Museum collection Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Named for	Adolphus Busch
Construction started	1912 (1912)
Completed	1917 (1917)
Opened	1921 (1921)
Cost	$265,000
Owner	Harvard University
Governing body	Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Design and construction
Architect(s)	German Bestelmeyer
Known for	Display of a copy of the Brunswick Lion
Other information
Parking	Permitted street parking
Public transit access	MBTA 86 bus
Website
harvardartmuseums.org/rentals/event-spaces/adolphus-busch-hall

The hall was designed by architect German Bestelmeyer to house Harvard's Germanic Museum. Its cornerstone was laid in 1912 and the building completed in 1917, but it was not opened to the public until 1921, officially because of a lack of coal.

The Germanic Museum evolved into the Busch-Reisinger Museum, the only museum in North America dedicated to the study of art from the German-speaking countries of Central and Northern Europe. The Busch-Reisinger was located in Adolphus Busch Hall from 1921-1991 and the hall continues to house the Busch-Reisinger's founding collection of medieval plaster casts, as well as an exhibition on the history of the museum.

The hall also hosts concerts on its Flentrop pipe organ, which was made famous by organist E. Power Biggs, who broadcast and recorded his long-playing records there.

The hall is also home to Harvard's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.[1] Its courtyard contains a copy of the Brunswick Lion.