Événement

Columbus Museum of Art Building Tour

Join AIA Columbus for a building tour of the new addition and renovation of the Columbus Museum of Art. Led by DesignGroup architect, Michael Bongiorno, AIA, LEED AP BD+C.

THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION TOUR! Please bring a hard hat, protective eye-wear, and closed-toe shoes.

The Columbus Museum of Art tour will cover the expansion project that consists of the renovation of the 38,000 square foot 1974 Wing, a major addition of 50,000 square feet, and the associated site work related to a new main entrance, relocated sculpture garden, and related outdoor spaces. The design evolved out of the particularities of the site, the imperatives of the programmatic relationships, and the redefinition of the museum's relationship to its physical and social context. Semi-public program elements such as the retail store and café are strategically located with relation to outdoor spaces in order to provide the maximum amount of ground floor activation. The Upper Gallery is a vast and flexible exhibition space, clad in pre-patinated copper, sitting above a first floor gallery defined by limestone and glass. The building design is a reflection of the museum's ambition to be more visible, relevant, and connected to the community as a meeting point between art, the public and the physical city. Experientially, the project was guided by the study of the poetics of light, by harnessing the power of simplicity and essentialism, and by defining the visitor experience as a cinematic procession.