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Erie Art Museum Renovation and Expansion
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Pittsburgh, PA | 25,500 SF
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Founded as the Art Club of Erie by a group of local artists in 1898, the Erie Art Museum has grown into a regional destination that hosts permanent and traveling exhibitions, classes, performances, lectures, and events.
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Their diverse art exhibits—from ancient to contemporary—is echoed in the building environment. This renovation and expansion integrates three existing buildings and a modern new addition into a seamless visitor experience.
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The addition creates an accessible and prominent entry; its outdoor living room and sculpture garden leads inside to a café, retail space, and a free, small public gallery.
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In the main gallery, three large rotating exhibit panels provide 64 right angle configurations that ingeniously transform the space for different exhibits. Movable by a single staff member, the system eliminates the waste of building and demolishing panels or storing unused panels
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