Clark Art Museum - Tavitian Addition - Open House

DOC is pleased to invite you to our Tavitian Wing Trade Partner Open House!Join us for an opportunity to connect face-to-face with the full project team—including DOC’s estimating, preconstruction, and operations staff alongside representatives from The Clark Art Institute, +MAASS, and Selldorf Architects—and learn more about upcoming bid opportunities for the Aso O. Tavitian Wing project.Event DetailsDate: Wednesday, October 7, 2026Time: 8:00–9:30 AM • 8:00–8:30 AM – Welcome and Networking with Project Team • 8:30–9:30 AM – Project Overview and Site WalkLocation: The Clark Art Institute, Manton Research Center Auditorium (225 South St, Williamstown, MA 01267)Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.Contact Mike Kornbluth @ [email protected] for questions and how to RSVP.The Aso O. Tavitian Wing is an approximately 11,500 square foot addition to the Clark Art Institute, located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The new structure will sit at the intersection of the existing 1955 Museum Building and 1973 Manton Research Center, replacing the current connecting bridge. The wing will be dedicated to the collection gifted by Aso Tavitian. The gift is comprised of 331 works of art, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, and decorative arts objects. The addition is comprised of two main levels, connected by a new stair. The upper Tavitian level matches the existing “bridge” level, connecting Museum Ground Floor and Manton Mezzanine. The lower Tavitian level is set 16’-4” below, approximately one half-level down from the Manton Ground Floor. This connects to the Manton Ground floor by a second new stair to the south. The existing elevator core will be used with added and reconfigured stops for the new levels. The addition will be accessed from the existing buildings, with no primary exterior entrance. However, it endeavors to maintain the Clark’s “art in nature” philosophy by providing select opportunities for views out to the landscape and for mitigated daylight. At the west side of the addition, grade is lowered to meet the new lower level floor elevation, and provide an egress path via 1:20 ramps up from the lower level.