Located in Greenwich, Connecticut, the Bruce Museum is a regional cultural organization that combines science, natural history, and the arts through its multidisciplinary collection and exhibition program. In 2014, the Bruce Museum started a revitalization project to take the institution into the future, which was prompted by a nationwide design competition. The design team conducted a thorough initial programming research after the competition to understand the Museum’s requirements better and enable it to function as a community resource.
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Bruce Museum’s Design Concept
The finished project is a thorough refurbishment of the 32,500-square-foot existing museum building coupled with a 42,000-square-foot expansion. It offers more room for storing collections, enlarged gallery space for both permanent and temporary exhibitions, and a new public entrance lobby and lecture hall for the Museum. With three stories, the addition more than doubles the building’s current size and provides a warm, inviting visitor experience with ample galleries, open circulation, and enough exhibition, storage, and archival space to accommodate the Museum’s expanding collection. © Tim Hursley ; Michael Biondo
The Museum’s new areas have rapidly attracted a variety of interactions since they opened. The café, gift shop, and double-height lobby all blend together to create a light-filled, airy public area. Public lectures and receptions...