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BRAND–NEW BENTON MUSEUM OF ART AT ��AV OPENS DOORS TO PUBLIC
Fact Sheet

Overview

Designed by Machado Silvetti and Gensler
Total cost: $44 million
Cornerstone donor: Janet Inskeep Benton (��AV ’79) with gift of $15 million
Three times the gallery space of previous Montgomery Art Center
State-of-the-art smart study rooms
First time in museum’s history that staff and collection are under one roof

Comparative pie chart showing building growth

Montgomery Art Center

Constructed 1958, Renovated 1974 and 2005 – 10,772 square feet

Gallery 3,395 sq ft
Art Storage 2,076 sq ft
Education Space 1,350 sq ft
Other 3,951 sq ft

Benton Museum of Art

Constructed 2019 – 33,331 square feet

Gallery 5,100 sq ft
Art Storage 4,900 sq ft
Classrooms 2,268 sq ft
Other 21,063 sq ft

Schedule

Groundbreaking: November 4, 2017
Completion: June 2019
Installation: September 2019–March 2020
“Soft” Opening (viewing by appointment): May 2021
Opening Celebration: Fall 2021

Building Facts

Total square footage: 33,331 sq ft
Building materials (including recycled and locally sourced): Cast-in-place concrete, red clay tiles, red cedar, bronze
Multiple entrances to serve campus and community
5,100 sq ft of gallery space across 6 flexible galleries (largest at 1,500 sq ft)
900 sq ft events pavilion with 12.5 ft tall sliding doors that open completely to the courtyard
2,000 sq ft painting collection vault
1,600 sq ft collection storage for Native American collection
1,300 sq ft collection storage for works on paper
Offices, work areas, and archive room
Outdoor sculptures, including special commission by Alison Saar, Imbue
Succulent garden
Wrap-around porticos
Art hallway open to the courtyard
Art patio that houses “Untitled” by Chris Burden ’69
“Reading room” with natural light, seating, and exhibition space
7 gender neutral bathrooms
LEED Gold status with one of the lowest Energy Use Intensity scores of any museum built in California in the last decade

First Floor

4,100 sq ft of gallery space across 4 galleries
1,000 sq ft across 2 curricular galleries
900 sq ft events pavilion
Five work spaces
2,000 sq ft collection vault
Loading dock and work room

Second Floor

3 offices
Archive room
Large work area

Lower Floor

1,600 sq ft collection storage for Native American collection
1,300 sq ft collection storage for works on paper
1,400 sq ft for 2 study rooms adjacent to vault storage
1,200 sq ft of additional storage space
Office and work area for registrar

Project Credits

Design Architects: Machado Silvetti
Architect of Record: Gensler
Engineer of Record: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Structural Engineer: Nabih Yousseff Associates Structural Engineers
MEP/FP Engineer: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Landscape Architect: EPT Design Inc.
Project Manager: Brian Faber, ��AV
Lighting Designer: Lam Partners
Lighting System: Lutron
Code Consultant: Younghusband Consulting
Specifications: AWC West
Waterproofing: SGH
Vertical Transportation: HKA Elevator Consulting
Cost Consultant: C.P. O'Halloran Associates
General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie