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Grand Rapids Art Museum


Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center

Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Work (616) 831-2912
Thursday, February 9, 2012



The Art Museum strengthens our community and contributes to the vibrant quality of life in West Michigan. Our spectacular new Art Museum has become the centerpiece of Grand Rapids. A wonderful inaugural year has been completed in the new museum, and with your support the momentum of this first year will continue! We need your involvement in the form of an annual fund gift to the Art Museum. Annual Fund resources allow the museum to: • Present major exhibitions of national caliber to West Michigan from collaborating museums in the United States and abroad • Create stimulating complementary programming that enriches our understanding and appreciation of artwork • Operate and maintain the investment in the Museum
http://www.gramonline.org/

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Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center
Grand Rapids, MI 49503


Grand Rapids Art Museum News


02/06/2012 08:41 AM
Grand Rapids Art Museum opens exhibit featuring the work of Robert Rauschenberg
It is perhaps fitting that American artist Robert Rauschenberg’s most memorable quote was that he wanted to work “in the gap between art and life” for the artist himself filled in a “gap” as American art transitioned from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art.
02/07/2012 09:28 AM
Things to do on Sunday
Amore and More featuring Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels (Dance), Grand Rapids Ballet Wege Theatre. $35/general admission, $30/ seniors, $25/ kids. Contact for details. Information: 454-4771.
02/01/2012 05:28 PM
Grand Rapids Community College students gain free entry to local museums
Grand Rapids Community College has teamed up with the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum to offer free admission for students from now to April, 28.
01/26/2012 05:32 PM
Grand Rapids' first 'Museums Free 4 All' reports 14,000 visits on first Sunday of free admission (video)
Three more free admission days lie ahead on Sunday afternoons this year. Here are the dates:
02/07/2012 09:28 AM
Things to do on Saturday
12 Hour Indoor Cycling Challenge (Sports), Homeschool Building, Wyoming. 7 am-7 pm. $200/per team of up to six. Information: http://www.snapregistration.com/110172/ .



YouTube Videos


12/11/2010 12:37 AM
LEED Gold Certified | Grand Rapids Art Museum | Project Profile Architecture Video
The Grand Rapids Art Museum has the honor of being the worlds first LEED Certified art museum. Achieving the LEED Gold level of certification means its designed with state of the art energy efficiency and environmental awareness. Low water use, natural day-lighting, and optimized acoustics give the building longevity and sustainability. Acoustics By Design provided acoustical engineering and audio-visual systems design for the galleries and the auditorium. We worked closely with Design Plus, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and wHY Architecture out of Los Angeles to seamlessly integrate the acoustical materials into the restrained minimalistic architecture. The museum has a lot of concrete and reflective surfaces, so it was full of acoustical challenges. One of the solutions was a European product called BASWAphon, which looks like drywall, but is really a sound absorbing material. Another challenge was the auditorium, which was designed to host everything from live music and film festivals to banquets and presentations. Our audio-visual designers developed a technical system that was flexible enough for the multiple uses, yet user-friendly enough for the museum staff to operate with ease. As an independent acoustical consulting firm, our job is to represent the needs of the client throughout the entire project, ensuring that when everything is said and done, they end up with a fantastic sounding and looking space, and by all accounts, the Grand Rapids Art Museum is just that ...
07/01/2011 07:25 PM
Grand Rapids Art Museum LEED-Certified Architecture
Grand Rapids Art Museum, world's first new construction LEED-certified art museum by Architectural Photographer Kevin Beswick, People Places & Things Photographics designed by wHY Architect, Kulapat Yantrasast, clients Rockford Construction/Pepper Constuction. The 125000-square-foot three-story art museum consists of concrete, granite and glass and features 70% natural lighting. The GRAM features lanterns, split and floating staircases, outdoor courtyards, cafe and retail ship, a rooftop reflection pool and waterfall, auditorium and floating concrete portico entrance. www.ppt-photographics.com
08/26/2010 05:38 AM
Grand Rapids Art Museum - ArtPrize
This video depicts the spaces GRAM is opening up for participation in ArtPrize, September 23 - October 10, 2009. Go to artprize.org for more details.
01/22/2012 01:17 PM
Janice Arnold Chroma Passage Grand Rapids Art Museum 2010 Time Lapse
Making the Janice Arnold Chroma Passage installation for the Grand Rapids Art Museum 2010 Time-Lapse. This video condenses two months of work by JA Felt into about seven minutes.
01/27/2012 03:24 PM
Preview of Diana, A Celebration exhibit at Grand Rapids Art Museum
A preview of a special exhibit of one of the world's most respected women in the 20th century, Diana, Princess of Wales. At the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Nov. 9, 2010- Feb. 16, 2011.



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