Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall Unveiled

Monday, 07 November 2005 10:37

KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Nelson-Atkins unveiled its new Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall, the public’s first chance to begin experiencing the redesigned spaces and extensive reinstallations that are at the center of the ongoing transformation of this leading national art institution. Renovations to the original Beaux-Arts Nelson-Atkins Building and the addition of the new Bloch Building, designed by renowned architect Steven Holl, are expanding the Nelson-Atkins’ campus as part of a strategic vision to offer a dynamic art experience to increasingly diverse audiences and to serve the community for generations to come. “This is an important moment for the Museum, our supporters and the community at large to begin to enjoy the benefits of this enormous undertaking.” said Marc F. Wilson, Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell Director/CEO of the Museum. “After years of planning, designing, building and installing, we can begin to share our vision of the art experience and the first glimmers of the new pathways, possibilities and viewpoints that the transformed Nelson-Atkins will offer our visitors.” It will also serve as a striking environment in which to highlight three of the Museum’s most monumental sculptures: Adam (1880) by Auguste Rodin, Atlanta and Meleager with the Cayldonian Boar (1564) by Francesco Mosca, and Lion, a 4th century marble sculpture from Attica. Flanking the Hall are four large galleries, whose new installation, when completed, will reveal glimpses of museum masterworks such as Monet’s Water Lilies (1916/20) and Caravaggio’s St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (1604) from the central passageway.

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