Monthly Archives: April 2009

Like Snowflakes in a Blizzard

April 23, 2009 – 2:00 pm

Moving the permanent collection into a brand new building begs for new casework to put the objects onto and into. The aesthetic of the new building is sleek and modern, and this dictates the style of casework. The new cases are similar to our existing cases by just enough to refurbish many and yet different [...]

By Kathryn Briggs | Posted in Exhibitions, Expansion | Tagged , | Comments (7)

Aluminum Skin

April 21, 2009 – 1:46 pm

If you’d like to see the new building in the nude, act fast. The anodized aluminum panels that will cover the exterior walls are going up right now. (Some have said the bare concrete made the building  look like a warehouse; I’ll agree it was a bit Brutalist.) I’m eager to see what the aluminum [...]

By Chad | Posted in Expansion | Comments (1)

Green Day in a Green Way

April 17, 2009 – 4:00 pm

The interplay between art and nature is an integral part of the Museum experience at the NCMA. Surrounded by a 164-acre Museum Park filled with environmental works of art, it’s hard not to be aware—and in awe—of the natural landscape around us. Tomorrow, the Museum Park comes to life for Earth Day at the NCMA, a [...]

By Alesia | Posted in Park | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Green is the Color of Your Art Museum

April 10, 2009 – 9:53 am

It was a thrill to announce to the media on Tuesday that the new 127,000 square foot gallery building will be very energy efficient–well beyond typical engineering standards, which gives us the “green” light to register for LEED certification (I’m hoping it will be at the gold level). In addition to exceptional energy efficiencies, the [...]

By Larry | Posted in Director, Expansion | Tagged | Comments (3)

Green Machine

April 8, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Behold, the mighty stone thrower. Here’s a quick video clip showing the monster machine shooting a rock base into the giant cistern alongside our new building. (You can also check it out it high definition.) The cistern is an important part of our campus-wide environmental sustainability program including water conservation, storm water management and energy [...]

By Dan | Posted in Expansion | Tagged , | Comments (1)