Joslyn Art Museum

Joslyn Art Museum

Morrissey Engineering was pleased to partner on the design team led by international architectural firm Snøhetta and local firm Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture to add and renovate the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. The reimagining of this museum, which was constructed in 1931, will give visitors new community spaces, galleries, classrooms, public programs, and rejuvenated outdoor spaces and gardens. 

Services

Additional services: acoustics modeling, parametric analysis of energy and daylighting, security system design, and LEED documentation

Features

Addition/ Rhonda and Howard Hawks Pavilion:

  • New exhibition space
  • New Museum shop
  • New community room
  • Connection between addition and existing buildings

Renovation/Existing (Memorial) Building:

  • Renovations, including centralized staff offices and workspaces

Renovation/Walter and Suzanne Scott Pavilion:

  • Extension of existing atrium
  • Relocation of Museum admissions entrance
  • Updates to Durham Café

Pursuing LEED Gold Certification

Project

Addition/Renovation

Location

Omaha, Nebraska

Square Footage

42,000 SF Addition

Completion Date

2024

Architects

Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Snøhetta