MOSHE SAFDIE:
MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE 1971 - 1998
If I forget thee, Jerusalem, Between Memory and Identity
PROJECTS
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Expansion Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts |
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"The museum must echo the history of the trade, exploration, travel, and the many cultures represented in the collection, which today have become an intrinsic part of the culture of the United States." From the published proposal: Moshe Safdie and Associates, Peabody Essex Museum Addition: Project, Philosophy, Identity, 1996. |
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Client: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts |
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Architects : Moshe Safdie and Associates, Architects |
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Aim : Collections of folk art by the first settlers in New England, craft objects from Asia, Africa and Oceania, native American art, early American decorative art, maritime history. |
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Area : c. 33,000 sq. m.; the addition: c. 11,000 sq. m. |
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Materials : Bricks, plaster, lead coated copper (for the roofs) |
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Cost : $75 million |
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Time of construction : 1996-2000 |