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Opened in 1928, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is a beloved icon of the city and experiences a steadily growing audience, drawing over one million visitors a year. The Museum now finds itself in critical need of major repairs, amenities and modernizations. In addition to the demand for increased parking capacity, the desire to add to the expanding audience’s education and enjoyment has led to the design of a sculpture garden in the park-like setting adjacent to the Museum.
In hopes of unifying the landscape, Olin Partnership is working to implement a new underground parking facility that will provide the necessary space without using land currently enjoyed by visitors. The design calls to rejoin, rather than divide, the open space connecting significant portions of Fairmount Park back to the Museum grounds. The landscape will also be revitalized by transforming an underutilized green space into a vibrant sculpture garden, an outdoor extension of the Museum’s vast art collection. The new dramatic views created by these redesigns will open to the Schuylkill River and extend through to Fairmount Park. A scenic gateway will be created, connecting the Museum and Fairmount Park both to the river and to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
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