Nora Eccles Harrison (1902-1978) Museum of Art
Named for its benefactor, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art was founded in 1982 through a generous gift from the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation. The museum’s four-story, 23,000-square-foot facility was designed by architect Edward Larabee Barnes. Capturing 20th- and 21st-century American art with an emphasis on art in the American West, the collection consists of more than 5,000 original pieces. The museum’s collection development and growth has been supported by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, Kathryn C. Wanlass Foundation, Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation, Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation and the Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation along with many individual donors.
The museum organizes temporary exhibitions and numerous public events, all free of charge, to provide educational opportunities to students and the surrounding community.
Noni’s Coffee Shop
Noni’s Coffee Shop is located in the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Named after Nora Eccles Harrison’s childhood nickname, Noni, the coffee shop offers many vegetarian and vegan options, as well as a full-service espresso bar.
Beverages, pastries and soups are served in handmade mugs, bowls and plates, created by Utah State’s own Ceramics Department.
Marie Eccles Caine Gallery (1892-1981)
Marie Eccles Caine was raised in Logan and attended the Agricultural College of Utah (UAC), now Utah State University, where her husband George Ballif Caine founded the Dairy Sciences Department and then served as department head for nearly 40 years. The couple raised three children at the base of Old Main Hill, where they each went on to attend USU.
Before motherhood and married life, Marie studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute and in New York.
Marie instigated a culture of philanthropy and service to a region outside the rail lines that helped generate the family fortune.
*Note: All bios are current and up-to-date as of Summer 2022.