Harvard Art Museums Floor Plan

 



Harvard Art Museums Floor Plan Post-Renovation


The first level of the current floor plan includes the courtyard, café, and collections of Modern and Contemporary art, Ancient Chinese and Buddhist art. 


The second level of the current floor plan primarily exhibits European and American art, but there is also galleries for art of Asia and Africa. There also exists a small gallery for temporary rotating exhibitions curated by professors and other museum professionals.




The third floor is home to the museum's collection of art from the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East and course and special exhibitions.

The fourth and fifth floors of the museum include the Museum's onsite conservation location and the Lightbox Gallery.

The Renzo Piano renovations to the Harvard Art Museums begin in 2014. Piano restored the 1927 building and added a more contemporary glass covering and transparent joint. The Italian architect is well-known for his postmodern and high tech architectural approach. He contributed to renovations of many of the preeminent American art institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, High Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. There is no signature design choice associated with Piano's renovations, yet his highly elegant and contemporary designs enlist a lot of glass to allow natural light and openness.











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