Located on 53rd Street, this new eight-level
building devotes the four upper floors to gallery space for permanent
and temporary exhibitions. The Museum will be capped by a skylight
above a grand interior stair with openings at each floor allowing
natural light to filter into the galleries and through to the
lower levels. Art will be integrated into public spaces, utilizing
a series of niches throughout the building that offer informal
interaction with a changing series of folk art objects. The experience
of the Museum visitor will be an architectural journey, encouraging
novel encounters with both new and familiar objects by using
multiple and sometimes redundant paths of circulation. This project
will present the Museum's collections and exhibitions, through
both straightforward and non-traditional display spaces, creating
a comfortable environment for adults and children, frequent and
first-time visitors alike.
