Floor Plans

James Biffar Foyer
The James Biffar Foyer is located at the cantilever entrance to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Jim Biffar was a major collector of American Indian art and a longtime volunteer in the JCCC Gallery of Art. His efforts during Beyond Bounds fund raisers were instrumental to the success of the events.

Barton P. Cohen and Mary D. Cohen Gallery
The Barton P. Cohen and Mary D. Cohen Gallery on the second floor of the Nerman Museum is a gift to the college from Barton P. Cohen and Dr. Mary Davidson Cohen. The Cohen Gallery will feature work by area and regional artists, a long time passion of both Barton and Mary Cohen.

The Richard I. and Jeanne S. Galamba Lobby
Richard and Jeanne Galamba pledged to the Nerman Museum's endowment, which will generate revenue in support of museum programming in perpetuity. Richard Galamba was chairman and founder of Galamba Metals Group, a prominent scrap company in the region. In recognition of this gift, the lobby of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named for Galamba and his wife.

M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium
The auditorium in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named for M.R. and Evelyn Hudson, in recognition of a gift from the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation, Dallas. Murdock R. Hudson and his family were the founders of Hudson Oil, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Gallery
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Gallery, the largest of the permanent collection galleries on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, recognizes the Foundation’s contribution. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the Kauffman Foundation is the 26th largest in the United States, focusing its grants and operations on entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth.

Lichtor Conference Room
The conference room in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named in honor of Margery Lichtor, a long-time supporter of the college, the JCCC Foundation and the college’s Gallery of Art.

McCaffree Gallery
The focus gallery in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named the McCaffree Gallery. The McCaffree family supports the scholarship program, Shooting Stars, through the Arts Council of Johnson County.

Nerman Museum
The museum is named for the Nerman Family, in recognition of their lead gift in 2003 to help assist with construction of the museum. The Nermans have a long history of supporting the arts in Kansas City. Jerome Nerman is the co-founder of Arrow Truck Sales, and he currently serves on the collection committee of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. Margaret Nerman is a member of the board of trustees of the Kansas City Art Institute. Lewis Nerman is on the board of the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, while his wife Sue serves as a docent for the Nerman Museum.

H. Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Gallery
The largest of three designated temporary exhibition galleries on the first floor is named for Tony and Marti Oppenheimer, Kansas City philanthropists and founders of the Oppenheimer Collection. The 2,500-square-foot gallery will be used for major changing exhibitions. Marti Oppenheimer is president of Marti Designs, a jewelry design firm, and Tony Oppenheimer is a Senior Vice President at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and president of the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation.

Oppenheimer New Media Gallery
The new media gallery in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named for Tony and Marti Oppenheimer. The Oppenheimer Collection, composed of works by regionally, nationally and internationally recognized contemporary artists forms the Nerman Museum’s core Permanent Collection. The collection is funded by Tony and Marti Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation.

Irma Starr Gallery
Nationally known ceramic artist Irma Starr gave the museum an estate gift. One of the permanent collection galleries on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is named for her. Starr specializes in English slipware pottery in the traditional 17th-century style.

Tearney Education Center
The Tearney Education Center is a gift to the college from Jim and Mary Tearney. The center will encompass two classrooms on the second floor of the Nerman Museum. One room will be reserved for arts activities for children K-12, the other for education for adults and for museum-related meetings.

Dean E. Thompson Gallery
Dean Thompson retired from the Amoco Corporation, after serving for 32 years, 1956 – 1986. From 1965, he served in the International Operations department, having established and supervised an audit center responsible for England, Ireland, Scandinavia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Dean became interested in art through many visits to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis where he had a brief assignment in 1965. As of 2008, Dean had donated 18 works of art to JCCC and to the JCCC Foundation.