A BIG BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN SANTA FE THIS WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART TURNS 100 YEARS OLD. AND THE BUILDING HAS BEEN UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS BEFORE ITS BIRTHDAY IS MARKED THIS SATURDAY. MUSEUM DIRECTOR MARY KERSHAW SAYS PART OF THAT INCLUDES IMPROVING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE.
KERSHAW SAYS THEY’RE RECONFIGURING THE MUSEUM LOBBY. SHE SAYS IT’S THE FIRST POINT OF ENTRY FOR VISITORS AND SHOULD BE MORE INVITING AND MORE SYMPATHETIC TO THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE IN THAT PART OF THE BUILDING.
KERSHAW SAYS THEY’RE ALL RE-INSTALLING THREE SKYLIGHTS, WHICH WILL ALSO SHED MORE LIGHT ON THE ART WORK. THE SKYLIGHTS HAD BEEN SEALED OVER. THE MUSEUM’S 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY … COMPLETE WITH CAKE … IS FROM 10AM TO 5PM SATURDAY.
