The DeBruce Center at Kansas University opened April 25, 2016, and James Naismith’s original rules of “Basket Ball” — the historic document the building was constructed to house — were installed May 13. The building also features a cafeteria, dining area and gift shop.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

The DeBruce Center, 1647 Naismith Drive, on the Kansas University campus.

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The atrium and main dining area inside the DeBruce Center, 1647 Naismith Drive, on the Kansas University campus.

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The "Rules Concourse" leading to the "Rules Gallery" inside KU's DeBruce Center. The big man on the right is KU basketball legend Clyde Lovellette, one of several famous KU figures featured in the historical display.

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Kansas University men's basketball coach Bill Self gets his first glimpse of the newly installed rules of "Basket Ball" at the DeBruce Center on Friday, May 13, 2016. The historic document, handwritten by James Naismith, was put into place a few hours earlier.

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James Naismith's original rules of "Basket Ball" are displayed inside Kansas University's DeBruce Center. The display also features a 1939 radio interview of Naismith himself describing how he invented the game, the only known audio recording of Naismith's voice. Quotes from former KU basketball players and coaches, displayed on the opposing wall, are reflected in the glass covering the rules.

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Visitors look at James Naismith's newly installed original rules of "Basket Ball" on display at Kansas University's DeBruce Center on Friday, May 13, 2016. The low-lit Rules Gallery displays also include quotes from former KU basketball players and coaches.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Visitors look at James Naismith's newly installed original rules of "Basket Ball" on display at Kansas University's DeBruce Center on Friday, May 13, 2016. The low-lit Rules Gallery displays also include quotes from former KU basketball players and coaches.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

The Rules Gallery at Kansas University's DeBruce Center, home to James Naismith's original rules of "Basket Ball," features quotes from former KU basketball players and coaches.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

The Rules Gallery at Kansas University's DeBruce Center, home to James Naismith's original rules of "Basket Ball," features quotes from former KU basketball players and coaches.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

The Original Rules Gift Shop inside KU's DeBruce Center features KU memorabilia, particularly original rules memorabilia.

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Inside the DeBruce Center, 1647 Naismith Drive, on the Kansas University campus.

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Outside KU's DeBruce Center is this bronze sculpture of James Naismith designed by the late KU professor Elden Tefft and completed after his death by his son, Kim Tefft.

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The exterior of the "Rules Gallery" connecting KU's DeBruce Center (right) with Allen Fieldhouse.

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Sculptor Kim Tefft puts a finishing touch on a sculpture of James Naismith that was installed Wednesday, March 23, 2016, outside the new DeBruce Center, which will house Naismith's original rules of basketball on the Kansas University campus. Tefft finished the statue that his late father, Elden, created in the early 2000s.

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Curtis Marsh, director of the DeBruce Center, discusses some of the features planned for the "Rules Gallery" while standing next to the space where James Naismith's original rules of "Basket Ball" will be housed and on display for the public, during a walking tour of the facility on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

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Kansas University's Murphy Hall is reflected in the multiple glass panes that make up the exterior of the DeBruce Center Thursday, Feb. 4. 2016 as a construction worker lowers his crane at the building on the KU campus. The DeBruce Center is adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse and will soon be home to James Naismith’s original “Rules of Basket Ball.” The center is slated to open in March.