Mission Impossible: Planning for the New Galleries

Vista general

If you think renovating your bathroom or kitchen is a complex process, imagine what it looked like for a seven-floor, 146,000-square-foot museum building. Meet the team that played a key role in organizing and overseeing the new galleries, from drawings to reality.

From preparing for the undertaking (trotting the globe with fellow staff in search of inspiration from other museums, collaborating with nearly every department of the DAM, coordinating the movement of artworks, working with designers, and more) to the many surprises and triumphs as it all unfolded, they’ll answer the question that’s on all our minds, "How in the world did they pull it off?"

Walk away with a new appreciation for the many hands and all that went into planning and execution, from individual galleries to the entire building.

The Insight: Meet the Martin Building Series includes four sessions:

• March 15, 2022: A View From Under the Hard Hat
• May 3, 2022: Holding Up: Stories from Conservation
• July 12, 2022: Mission Impossible: Planning for the New Galleries
• September 27, 2022: In Dialogue: Indigenous Voices in the Galleries