Martha Wren Briggs Center for Visual Arts

Muscarelle Museum Addition and Renovation

The expanded museum is a state-of-the-art regional venue for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community to come together to experience world-class exhibitions and robust academic programs. The project includes enhanced and expanded gallery spaces, a new event hall with lecture seating for 200 and banquet seating for 100 people, a welcoming front courtyard for outdoor gatherings, an open light-filled atrium with seating for 80, seminar rooms, open study/library room and much needed art storage.

Project Details

• Project Number: 204-90010
• Cost: $43,000,000
• Fund Source: Private Funds
• Square Footage: 19,000 gsf renovation, 30,000 gsf addition
• Project Start Date: Feb 2017
• Construction Start: March 2023
• Finish Date: November 2024
• Project Manager: Adam Witkowski
• Design Team: Odell / Pelli Clarke Pelli                     
• Contractor: Kjellstrom and Lee, Inc.