 NYU lacked a permanent museum until 1975, when a generous gift from Mrs. Abby Weed Grey enabled the historic venue's renovation and improvement of the historic venue, and the doors reopened as the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center in 1975.Founder and patron of the Grey Art Gallery, Mrs. Abby Weed Grey collected some 700 works of modern art on her travels throughout Asia and the Middle East.A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota and a graduate of Vassar College, Mrs. Grey established the "Ben and Abby Grey Foundation" to sponsor artists.