Hundreds of works of visual and performing art have been created on its 19th-century factory campus during fabrication and rehearsal residencies, making MASS MoCA among the most productive sites in the country for the creation and presentation of new art. ![]() MASS MoCA is one of the world’s liveliest (and largest) centers for making and enjoying today’s most important art, music, dance, theater, film, and video. In the last 10 years, Gilbane has completed nearly 30 museum projects totaling more than $1 billion and over 4 million square feet. Gilbane Building Company has a long history of building some of the Nation’s most prestigious cultural and public spaces including National Air and Space Museum, Vietnam World War II Memorial, and Corning Museum of Glass. The centerpiece of the building is a series of changing exhibitions and long-term installations and collaborations with artists Laurie Anderson, Jenny Holzer, and James Turrell, the Louise Bourgeois Trust, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the estate of Gunnar Schonbeck. The expansion doubles the current gallery footprint and adding new art fabrication workshops, performing artists’ support facilities, and music festival amenities. ![]() “The local knowledge of the Gilbane team, their in-depth museum experience, and excellent collaboration with Bruner/Cott Architects resulted in a beautiful revitalization of the building - they really brought our vision to life,” said Larry Smallwood, MASS MoCA Deputy Director and COO. Wilson Building’s original interior including its many steel pillars, acres of wood flooring, and exposed brick walls with 21st-century structural requirements. An historic window well (that was in-filled by former tenants) was restored during this renovation, its roof replaced with a skylight measuring 20-feet wide by 140-feet long.Ĭambridge, Massachusetts based Bruner/Cott Architects designed new, multi-level gallery spaces that allow for long cross-gallery views while balancing the industrial beauty of the Robert W. A new dramatic two-story mullioned window at the western prow of the building, facing west to the Berkshire and Taconic Mountains, showcases the dramatic confluence of the north and south branches of The Hoosic River. Additionally, nearly 5,000 original bricks were removed, cleaned, and re-used, as was over 60,000 square feet of maple flooring. As part of the renovation, more than 350 tons of structural steel was incorporated into the 100 year old building. The 100 three-story post-and-beam structure features ample natural light from the hundreds of windows lining the perimeter of the building. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art’s (MASS MoCA) 2017 expansion adds 120,000 square feet of new gallery space, bringing the museum’s total exhibition area to 250,000 square feet across its 16-acre campus. FreshGrass is held rain or shine.Īdditional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.Gilbane Building Company, a global leader in construction and facilities-related services, joined museum leadership, artists and patrons recently to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated B6: The Robert W. VIP FreshPass tickets are now on sale for $500 and include: preferred seating or standing sections at the main stages, access to the FreshPass Lounge, meet-and-greet opportunities with FreshGrass artists, and an exclusive curator-led tour of the Mass MoCA. ![]() All festival tickets include admission to Mass MoCA. Admission is free for children 5 and under. ![]() Three-day tickets are $164 for adults, $119 for students and $59 for children 7-16. “It includes exciting new bluegrass pioneers, many old favorites, and multidisciplinary collaborations that are sure to break boundaries for us.” “We are thrilled with this year’s lineup,” Chris Wadsworth, producer and FreshGrass Foundation director, said in a news release. Festival programming also includes FreshScores, a silent film with original live music FreshGrass commissions and world premieres instrument and industry workshops pop-up performances and retail and local Berkshire food and spirits vendors. FreshGrass features bluegrass traditionalists and innovators on four stages and platforms throughout the museum’s 16-acre campus.
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