 Funding for its construction in 1982 was provided by the F. W. Olin Foundation, as well as the Eden Hall Foundation.It was home to the Vilar Distinguished Artist Series from 1999 to 2003.Andrew Druckenbrod, classical music critic for the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette", said, while reviewing a 2003 performance of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, that the "downside is that multipurpose Olin is not nearly equipped to handle such a group, either in stage size or acoustics.