Project Description
The BMA embarked on a three-year phased capital renovation, completed in conjunction with the 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 of the John Russel Pope building is reopened and improved mechanical systems maintain the conservation environment within. The American Galleries are reorganized 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. Reconfiguration 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.