The Baltimore Museum of Art is now one step closer to beginning its $24 million capital renovation, the largest in its history.
The museum has narrowed its list of potential architectural firms for the project to five, spokesman Anne Mannix says. The museum received 11 requests for qualifications. It will now issue a request for proposal for the five firms, who will submit bids by early March.
After interviewing the firms and getting cost proposals, the
BMA will select a firm by early May.
The firms on the shortlist are Ayers Saint Gross, Design Collective, Inc., GWWO, Inc./Architects, RTKL Associates Inc. and Ziger/Snead Architects LLP. All are based in Baltimore. Last month, the BMA appointed an architect selection committee comprised of Trustees and voted unanimously to award the project to an architect headquartered in Maryland.
The three-year capital renovation will enhance the galleries holding contemporary, American, and African art. It will also involve major infrastructure improvements, including two new roofs. Visitors will see the changes with an upgraded entrance, a new BMA shop, welcome desk, and coat check room.
The project will be funded in part by a $10 million multiyear commitment from the state and $2.5 million in bonds from Baltimore City.
Writer:Julekha Dash
Source: Anne Mannix, BMA