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Expansion Update: Steel

  • March 17, 2017: Almost one year after the museum closed, the first beems of steel for the Hood's expanded facade and new galleries are in place. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT March 17, 2017: One year after the museum closed, the first steel beams for the Hood's expansion are in place. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • April 7, 2017: Progress made over the course of three weeks. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT April 7, 2017: Progress made over the course of three weeks. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • April 14, 2017: Standing in the Hood's new second-floor galleries looking out onto Dartmouth's Green. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT April 14, 2017: Standing in the Hood's new second-floor galleries, looking out onto the Dartmouth Green. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • April 14, 2017: Standing on Wheelock Street looking at the frame of the museum's new facade. The new facade will allow the museum to be much more visible and have a stronger presence in Dartmouth's Arts District. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT April 14, 2017: Standing on Wheelock Street looking at the frame of the museum's new facade. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • April 21, 2017: The museum's facade from the front deck of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    LEFT April 21, 2017: The museum's facade from the front deck of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Alison M. Palizzolo

A behind-the-scenes look at the museum's expansion.

One year after our galleries closed to the public, steel beams started going up. These images document the progress made over the course of five weeks in early spring 2017.

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Written April 20, 2017 by Alison M. Palizzolo