As Harvard University's estimated $247-million renovation and expansion of its art museums nears completion, project teams in the Boston area are breathing easy after some complex maneuvers to protect and move the art.
The project integrates the Fogg, the Busch-Reisinger and the Arthur M. Sackler museums and their combined 250,000 works of art under one roof. The new building is targeting LEED Gold certification and will add 12,000 sq feet of gallery space to the 204,000 sq ft space, which includes an art study center, new gallery space, lecture halls and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. The facility in the city of Cambridge is slated to open in November.