![]() “I have seen the future, and it is MASS MoCA. ![]() –Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer-Prize winning architecture critic What I like best about MASS MoCA is the subtlety of the balance between the old industrial architecture and its new role as a place for the display of contemporary art.” Since opening in 1999, MASS MoCA has become one of the worlds premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. Today, MASS MoCA is the largest museum for contemporary art in the worldbut just three decades ago, its vast brick buildings were the abandoned relics of a shuttered factory. “MASS MoCA is the most successful conversion of an industrial building conceived for an entirely different function. With a footprint that encompasses a third of the North Adams business district, the museum is central to the economic revival of the city, the vitality of the Berkshires region at large, and a vibrant symbol of how innovative design thinking can transform the cultural experience.įor more details, see the Sol Lewitt Gallery (Phase II) and Building 6 (Phase III) project pages. Still a young museum, MASS MoCA has no permanent collection its changing exhibits and programs continue to attract more than 185,000 visitors per year. ![]() The result is a transparency that encourages experimentation and collaboration within the framework of a place known for centuries as a center for innovation. The massiveness of both the buildings and the complex, with its interlocking courtyards, bridges, and walkways, offered the opportunity to experiment with open spaces, structural elements, and connections. Adapting the program to the buildings to preserve their texture and scale, the existing structures generated spaces that challenged conventional notions of what a museum should look like, do, and be, serving as a catalyst for widespread rethinking of this building type. As of February 16, the age requirement will change to 5 and older. All visitors to MASS MoCA over the age of 12 must show proof of a full COVID-19 vaccination (accompanied by a photo ID for visitors over 18). Initial transformation of the site’s former factories followed the master plan developed by Bruner/Cott, beginning with extensive demolition and hazardous materials abatement to reclaim the former brownfield site. MASS MoCA From Home is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. ![]() A unique series of quasi-independent “museums within the museum” showcasing the work of globally-renowned artists were added in the project’s final phase, each delivering a singular character and point of view. Today, the museum comprises 280,000 square feet of galleries, performing arts venues, video/multimedia spaces, and commercial rental units. Housed on a restored 19th century factory campus, MASS MoCA is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the country. Housed in a vast 17-acre industrial complex built in the late 1800s for the Arnold Print Works company, the museum was completed in three phases, initially opening to international acclaim in 1999 with 125,000 square feet. Much of the work we show in our light-filled spaces, on our technically sophisticated stages, and within our lovely network of late 19th-century courtyards is made here during extended fabrication and rehearsal residencies that bring hundreds of the world’s most brilliant and innovative artists to North Adams all year round.The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) is among the largest contemporary art museum in the United States and a pioneering adaptive reuse project. With vast galleries and a stunning collection of indoor and outdoor performing arts venues, MASS MoCA is able to embrace all forms of art: music, sculpture, dance, film, painting, photography, theater, and new, boundary-crossing works of art that defy easy classification. The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) is one of the world’s liveliest centers for making and enjoying today’s most evocative art. Through innovative collaborations, MASS MoCA helps artists and their supporters create and show important new work, bringing to our visitors bold visual and performing art in all stages of production, while also creating a stimulating center of creativity and commerce that brings life and economic vibrancy to its hometown.
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