C.N. Gorman Museum Relocation Project moving along
Ongoing: 'Young, Gifted and Black' at Manetti Shrem
Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art is the first public stand-alone exhibition curated from the renowned Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection.
As a key component of collector and advocate Bernard Lumpkin鈥檚 public education focus, Young, Gifted and Black is traveling primarily to college and university galleries and museums. Young, Gifted and Black is curated by Antwaun Sargent and Matt Wycoff and organized for the Manetti Shrem Museum by Susie Kantor, exhibition department head and associate curator.
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Construction is moving swiftly and the new museum space for the C.N. Gorman is starting to take shape. The museum hopes to be able to share their moving date soon. More importantly, they look forward to announcing the grand opening date and welcoming visitors.
After extensive demolition of the building (formerly the Nelson Gallery), construction shifted to rebuilding everything anew with up-to-date equipment, environmental controls, safety, accessibility and modern technologies. Following facility studies and museum guidelines, it was important to transform the space into multiple areas that address the Gorman Museum鈥檚 needs for exhibitions, programming, and collections stewardship.
After installing mechanical, fire systems, and electrical, the walls and ceilings are currently in the process of being closed up and finished. The gallery, lobby, offices, and working spaces are all coming together, while the bathrooms are fitted out and looking ready.
The central exhibition space will house three areas 鈥 Gallery 1 features the changing exhibitions for which the Gorman is renown; Gallery 2 is flexible exhibition space; and Gallery 3 is the new Collections Gallery.
The lobby is a hub of activity, and will include a shop filled with a variety of items. The reading room will include a selection of Native American art publications and resources from the museum library. Just last week storefront glass was installed in several areas with just a few more to go in. This week there is a lot of mechanical work inside and outside to support efficient museum and building controls.
See the to view more construction photos and a short video that includes a walk-through just days before demolition began.
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鈥淚n the Heights鈥 at the Woodland Opera House opens Friday
Friday through August 28
鈥淚n The Heights鈥 will open the 2022-2023 show season at the The Woodland Opera House. From Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, comes the incredible four-time Tony Award winning (including Best Musical) production about family, community, and life in the Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Known as a place where windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of music, it鈥檚 a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, pressures, and where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions to keep.