Pomona College Museum Groundbreaking

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Published
June, 2017

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Pomona College Benton
Museum of Art
, Construction

The much anticipated ground breaking for the Machado Silvetti designed Pomona College Museum of Art in Claremont, California occurred on May 12th, 2017. Design Principals Jorge Silvetti and Jeffry Burchard attended with our Executive Architect partners from Gensler L.A.

The new museum will provide students, faculty and the public direct engagement with works of art, world class exhibition and convenient access to Pomona College’s growing permanent collection of 11,000+ objects, accommodating and encouraging the curricular use of collections and exhibitions.

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Jorge Silvetti addresses the attendees

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