Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings lecture series. New Mexico Museum of Art – 6:00 p.m. on Free Friday Evenings
How has the architectural world responded to the new and expanded visions of museums in the 21st century? Museums are redefining their roles as cultural centers that have many functions, including entertainment and education.
Explore the new international architecture of museums with architects on three evenings , beginning March 12. And view Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings, an exhibition of models and plans of exciting contemporary museums from around the world.
March 12 Brad Cloepfil, Founding Principal of Allied Works Architecture, Inc. This internationally recognized architect designed the extension to the University of Michigan Art Museum; the contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis; and has recently broken ground for the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. The UMAM project is included in the Museum in the 21st Century exhibit at the NM Museum of Art. View Brad Cloepfil's website>
March 26 Art Outdoors and In: The Sculpture Garden and the Museum. Marc Treib, Professor of Architecture Emeritus, University of California Berkeley, is a noted landscape and architectural historian and critic. Treib has published numerous books on architecture and architectural landscape. View Marc Treib's website>
April 9 A Matter of Place: Modern Japanese Museums. Christopher Mead, Ph.D., Regents Professor for Architecture and Professor of Art History, University of New Mexico.
All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6:00 p.m. in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s St. Francis Auditorium.
This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website>), in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe.
