On January 19, 2012, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston will open to the public a new addition to its original building, kicking off an inaugural season of exhibitions, performances, and events that highlight the Museum’s wide range of programming. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano designed the new 70,000-square-foot wing.
The design of the Museum’s new wing incorporates glass and natural light to create an open and welcoming entrance, as well as to provide uninterrupted views of the historic building and gardens. The building features four volumes clad in green pre-patinated copper and red brick that appear to “float” above the transparent first floor.
Key features of the new wing are a cube-shaped performance hall and an adjustable height special exhibition gallery, which are the Museum’s first purpose-built spaces to accommodate such functions. The design of the new wing fulfills the programmatic demands of the Museum, encompassing five curatorial areas of Landscape, Scholarship, Education, Contemporary Art, and Music. Each derives from areas of passion and exploration expressed by Isabella Gardner during the early years of the Museum.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will open its new Renzo Piano-designed wing with exhibitions by several contemporary artists with roots in the museum’s acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. A range of exhibitions includes the first solo show in an American museum by Scottish painter and sculptor Victoria Morton; photographs of the historic building and collection by Luisa Lambri; a site-specific outdoor installation by Stefano Arienti; and two artist projects that will enhance visitors’ understanding and experience of the Museum. From January through June 2012, the Sunday Concert Series will feature 18 concerts, the monthly Jazz at the Gardner series will continue, and Avant Gardner will extend its cutting-edge classical music programming into a monthly series.
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
280 The Fenway
Boston MA 02115
www.gardnermuseum.org
Publié le 12.01.2012
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