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This drawing is the view looking south from where the Paley Gates
stood (and will again!), with The Baker Museum on the right and Hayes
Hall on the left.

n October, construction began on Artis-Naples’ 8.5-acre
Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus.
The repair and expansion of The Baker Museum-the first
I project of the visual and performing arts organization’s Master
Plan-will be completed in November 2019. The project entails
both repair of The Baker Museum building’s facade (necessitated
by Hurricane Irma in September 2017), and the expansion of
This image represents another view of the new facade of The Baker the facility to the south with an improved entrance, event and
Museum with curved stone and metal cladding, and a monumental educational spaces, and the addition of museum-support areas.
exterior stairway to the new second-floor event space. Steadfast patrons anxiously await what the future holds for

The Baker Museum and the adjacent courtyard. Recently released
renderings by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism
A GLIMPSE AT THE FUTURE OF provide a very real and colorful glimpse of what’s in store.
The images reveal The Baker Museum’s new curved exterior
ARTIS–NAPLES that will be clad in stone and metal with a design that ensures

resistance against future storms. There will also be a new entrance,
allowing for a larger lobby, relocation of the museum store and
museum ticketing in the lobby. The first floor gains a space for
lectures, rehearsals and educational programs. The monumental
exterior stairway leads to the new second floor flexible event space.
Another exciting addition is the planned rooftop terrace which will
provide views to the west. Each piece of the expansion is designed
with Artis-Naples’ interdisciplinary mission in mind-providing
maximum flexibility for artistic exploration.

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