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Category: Renovation Archives - Gibbes Museum of Art
Events • Renovation Plans
A Dream Becomes Reality
With just hours to go before the Ribbon-cutting Ceremony and Grand Reopening of the Gibbes Museum, I want to take a moment to thank so many people who have made this journey possible. We began our celebratory events last Saturday night with a gala for our Capital Campaign Leadership Donors, and have continued throughout the […]
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Renovation Plans • Permanent Collection • Behind the Scenes
Curatorial Perspective: Preparing for the Reopening
While the Gibbes has been under renovation, I am often asked, “What does the staff do while the museum is closed?” Behind the scenes, we are working harder than ever to reopen a stunning museum fit for the beautiful city we serve. For me, the pace has been frantic, but I have enjoyed the opportunity […]
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Renovation Plans • Behind the Scenes
Behind the Lens: A Photographer’s Account of the Gibbes Museum Renovation
Over a year ago I reached out to the Gibbes Museum of Art requesting to document their current renovation. My original motivation was a curiosity that led to an exploration of transition. Over the past few years my wife, Corrie McGovern, has captured events for the Gibbes use in their marketing, annual report, social media, […]
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Press Releases
The Gibbes Museum of Art to Reopen this Spring after $13.5 Million Renovation
For Immediate Release: Museum looks to past to inspire renewed vision CHARLESTON, SC, January 13, 2016 – After closing for an extensive nearly two-year renovation, the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston’s premier art museum, announced today that it will reopen its doors to the public on May 28, 2016. The 111-year-old museum houses a premier […]
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Interning at a Closed Museum
When I tell people that I am an intern at the Gibbes Museum of Art, I am often met with a confused look and the question: “How can you intern at a closed museum?” While this question is valid I have come to see the Gibbes’ renovation as an added bonus to interning at one […]
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Interview with Renovation Project Managers Nick Cameron and Lauren Amos
This post was originally published on our renovation blog. All new renovation-related posts will be included on the Gibbes Museum blog. How did you become involved with this project? Nick – I first learned of the project from Museum Designer, Jeff Daly. I worked with Jeff for many years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art […]
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Lighting the Gibbes Museum: Q&A with Anita Jorgensen
This post was originally published on our renovation blog in June 2015. All new renovation-related posts will be included on the Gibbes Museum blog. Anita Jorgensen, IESNA, IALD, LEED, LC has been practicing architectural lighting design in New York for over twenty years. Her background in art history and theatrical lighting design brings a strong […]
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Original Cornerstone of the Gibbes Revealed
This post was originally published on our renovation blog in January 2015. All new renovation-related posts will be included on the Gibbes Museum blog. The momentous Masonic ceremony, performed before a crowd of hundreds, was lost to history until 2005 when this photograph was brought to the museum by John Zacharias, great nephew to Harry […]
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Lighting the Gibbes Museum, Q&A with Anita Jorgensen
Anita Jorgensen, IESNA, IALD, LEED, LC has been practicing architectural lighting design in New York for over twenty years. Her background in art history and theatrical lighting design brings a strong sense of aesthetics and drama to her lighting approach. Her hands-on experience gained from extensive exhibition lighting design work translates into specifications for lighting […]
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Q & A with Architect, Joe Schmidt
Evans & Schmidt Architects has designed a wide range of projects since it was established in 1984. The primary focus, however, has remained unchanged over the past twenty-nine years. Evans & Schmidt Architects has openly embraced the challenge of targeting new and existing construction in the dense historic fabric of downtown Charleston and the surrounding Lowcountry. […]
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