CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

In December 2020 the Museum began constructing a handsome new addition to the Westwood Road entrance that will contain an elevator to all three floors of the building, among other renovations.. For the first time, everyone will be able to travel to the basement, which will be transformed into a public area containing accessible restrooms and a new Multi-Purpose Room for workshops, meetings, and collection care needs. 

On the first floor, the elevator will open to a newly designed reception area. The second floor will contain a new “Demi” Gallery, an archive library, and our beautiful conference and research room. The area directly abutting the new entrance on the exterior of the building will contain our Exterior Donor Recognition Display where we intend to recognize those who support this campaign.  We are very grateful for the support of our members, neighbors, donors and special thanks to the Somerville CPC and the CPA (Community Preservation Act) who have helped to fund this project.

Access for All & More inevitably raises the question, Access to What? The goal of this campaign is not the elevator in and of itself, but the freedom that having easy movement between floors will give to those looking to enjoy an art exhibition or a musical concert, to participate in a  workshop by local craftspeople or teachers, and/or to consult and share the collections in a way that has never been available before.

To learn about construction progress, visit the construction project blog.

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