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April 2008Museums tend to be famous for what's on their walls. But at the new Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) in Michigan, the art has taken a back seat to the walls themselves.
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March 2008The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced it received a gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program—the first and only newly built art museum in the world to receive LEED certification. Read the Press Release...
March 2008A Fascination with Disaster: The colorful images of famous people and everyday objects made Andy Warhol one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century, yet there was also a darker side. See article...
March 2008Warhol Gets More Than '15 Minutes' at GRAM: Senior curator Rick Axsom speaks with Kaomi Goetz about the exhibition and the complexity of Warhol's portfolios. See article...
December 2007International acclaim: Grand Rapids Art Museum named one of world’s six best new buildings of 2007 by Newsweek’s architecture critic Cathleen McGuigan. See article…
November 2007 Ending the era of the Starchitect: Grand Rapids Art Museum is one of three new museum buildings praised for their beautifully minimalist design. See article…
Oct 2007Both good for the environment and pleasing to the eye: Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin describes the features and aesthetics of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. See article…
October 2007The first built green LEED-certified art museum in the world: Images and diagrams of green features illustrate this cover story about the Grand Rapids Art Museum and its principal architect Kulapat Yantrasast. See article…
October 2007Museums are becoming more sensitive to the environment: The Grand Rapids Art Museum leads the way as the first to go newly built green. See article…
March 2007Adding an art museum to the list of LEED-rated buildings is especially difficult: The Grand Rapids Art Museum protects delicate works of art in a climate controlled environment while still being environmentally friendly. See article…
