Ohio Town to Get Aboriginal Art Museum and James Turrell Skyspace

James Dicke II, chairman and CEO of Crown Equipment Corporation, is bringing a James Turrell Skyspace and a Modern Aboriginal Art Museum to New Bremen, Ohio, a town of about 3,000. The Skyspace, located in the Kuenning-Dicke Natural Area, will feature a retractable roof and is scheduled to open in 2027. The Modern Aboriginal Art Museum, opening later this year, will display over 100 works from Dicke's collection, including pieces by Malaluba Gumana, Angelina Pwerle (Ngale), Rammey Ramsey, and Doreen Reid Nakamarra. Dicke began collecting Aboriginal art in 2016 after Crown's long-standing presence in Australia. The museum is one of the largest of its kind in North America. Dicke hopes New Bremen becomes "the Marfa of the Midwest."