PROJECT Baltimore Museum of Art Major Renovations
LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 4/17/2015
ARCHITECT Ziger/Snead
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Baltimore Museum of Art, Chris Dietz & Jay Fisher
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Whiting-Turner, Michael Myers
PHOTOGRAPHER Karl Connolly
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Steve Ziger, Douglas Bothner, Darragh Brady, Daniel Carter, Katherine LePage, Miharu Morimoto, Jeremy Chinnis
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The BMA embarked on a three-year phased capital renovation, completed in conjunction with the Museum’s 100th anniversary, to improve the visitor’s experience, upgrade and modernize the aging infrastructure, and reconfigure behind-the-scenes work areas to support the Museum’s service to the community. The historic Merrick entry is reopened, allowing visitors to experience the museum the way John Russell Pope intended. Improved mechanical systems maintain the conservation environment within. Just inside the front doors, the historic Fox Court is restored with new lighting and discretely integrated life safety systems. The adjacent American Galleries were reorganized and completed renovated with new materials and lighting that respond to the original Pope Galleries. A complete re-design of the East Lobby transforms the visitor’s experience. The awkwardly placed existing main stair is relocated to the east, adjacent to a new, full height, gracefully curved wall that delineates the new retail space, opening and providing a large contiguous space for events. The interior finishes introduce a material palette that is contemporary, refined and elegant, while at the same time durable and timeless. Beyond the lobby on the lower level, the renovations bring significant improvements for visitors, including much needed improvements in essential life safety infrastructure and a state-of-the-art building automation system improve care of the 90,000 works of art in the Museum’s world-class collection. Reorganization of the First Floor references Pope’s gallery design on the Second Floor and introduces galleries that establish order with new axial relationships, raised ceilings, clarified proportions, and refreshed gallery spaces for BMA’s treasured collections of African and Asian Art.
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IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 BMA_high res_thumb; Exterior Main Entrance; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 2 Baltimore Museum of Art_high res ext; Exterior Main Entrance; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 3 Baltimore Museum of Art_high res int; East Lobby Stair; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 4 Baltimore Museum of Art_6; Interior East Lobby; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 5 Baltimore Museum of Art_1; Exterior East Entrance and Circle; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 6 Baltimore Museum of Art_2; East Lobby; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 7 Baltimore Museum of Art_3; American Gallery; © Karl Connolly Photography
IMAGE 8 Baltimore Museum of Art_5; Interior Fox Court; © Karl Connolly Photography
Baltimore Museum of Art Major Renovations
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