Friends of the Mennello Museum of American Art announces Brooks + Scarpa with KMF Architects for expansion

Friends of the Mennello Museum of American Art are pleased to announce they have hired renowned Brooks + Scarpa Architects & KMF Architects as the design team for the 40,000 square-foot museum expansion. In a special presentation, preliminary plans and a stunning architectural model were unveiled by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and museum director Shannon Fitzgerald at the museum’s White Canvas Party last Friday night.

The $20 million expansion includes:
• 40,000 square-foot museum facility integrated around the current 12,000 square-foot museum building
• Increase the number and quality of programs, opportunities, and amenities to better serve our growing audiences

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• Create a cultural destination on beautiful Lake Formosa designed to preserve and reimagine our green space, the intimacy of the Dr. Phillips Home, walking and bike paths, and sculpture garden
• Welcoming and inclusive space for the highest caliber of exhibitions and programs to best attract audiences
• Expand family-friendly and diverse art education programs to serve the community

• Multi-purpose spaces for earned income; events, weddings, classrooms, and conference room
• Ability to seat 250 and accommodate 400+ for standing indoor & outdoor events
• Attract larger audience through new branded tourism efforts
• Greater impact in the art and economic prosperity of the region

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Lawrence Scarpa’s vision beautifully aligns with the museum’s goals: The Mennello Museum’s design is both futuristic and timeless. The design mirrors the objective of the artwork inside: It tells a story and furthers the Museum’s mission to be a place of education, culture, and inspiration.

More than just a building, it is a civic place for social interaction, bringing people closer to art, each other and to nature, providing an opportunity for new, immersive, art experiences. The building is organized as a series of highly engaging spaces where the Museum’s mission of using art to connect people to the world around them can unfold.” Source by Brooks + Scarpa and KMF Architects and images Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa.

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