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May, 2016

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Stephanie Randazzo Dwyer, Museums, Lecture

On Thursday, May 26 at 9AM, Stephanie Randazzo Dwyer will lecture at the American Alliance of Museums 2016 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. She will present the firm's museum work around the theme of museum entrances and expansions.

Entrances and Museum Expansions

American Alliance of Museums

Lecture Description:

In Museum expansions and renovations, the careful disposition of the entrance/exit is most critical. Second only to the landscape and public spaces leading up to it, the entrance/exit has a significant impact on the visitor’s first impression and experience. The location, presence and materiality of the entrance has the capacity to transform the identity of the museum, its relationship to the city, and the curation of entry and exit. Less obviously, the re-location of a front door often opens up new possibilities for gallery arrangements and itineraries physically distant from the entrance itself. Through a series of case studies we will look at how seven museums re-defined their entrances and their institutions as they underwent master plans, renovations and additions.

Find out more about the 2016 Annual Meeting & Museum Expo by visiting the American Alliance of Museums website.

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  • As a Principal with twenty four years of experience in the field and almost twenty years at Machado Silvetti, Stephanie has a diverse portfolio of cultural and educational projects. She is currently working on a new Museum and Visitor's Center for the Alamo and is finishing the Denver Art Museum's North Building Project, which includes the extensive renovation of the 1971 Gio Ponti-designed North Towers and the design and construction of a new welcome center at the heart of the campus. Learn more about Stephanie’s work and role at Machado Silvetti here.

  • The design of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art addresses new program needs, necessary code and accessibility upgrades and incorporates state of the art security and climate control systems to meet current museum standards. Read about the completed project here.

  • From the project's earliest stages, the goal has been to create a strong physical connection and sense of continuity from the existing museum to the addition. Building on this initial concept, two other very important relationships that have been a focus of the project are the connection from outside to inside and from the addition's entrance level to its main gallery level. Read about the project in full here.

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