Museums

Cambridge, MA

Harvard Art Museums

An award winning modern addition to an existing museum at Harvard University.

Architect

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

General Contractor

Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Renzo Piano is an absolute master of light and lightness. His structures are very elegant, very humanistic. They grow out of understanding how buildings go together and how light comes through them.

Mark Richey

‍This modern addition to the Fogg Art Museum, is a work of art and a testiment to a true collaboration between the client, architect, GC and MRW. MRW provided the exterior cladding of Alaskan Yellow Cedar. Moveable panels on the north and south sides of the addition can control the flow of natural light into the Harvard Art Museum. The wood exterior cladding adds a warmth to this very modern addition. This is one of the most unique museums done in wood. The result is timeless and beautiful.