The first thing that strikes you upon entering the Hood Museum of Art’s new atrium is the sense of space and airiness, inviting exploration of what lies beyond in numerous galleries and classrooms. The prominent entrance to the new and expanded Hood, with its large black-and-white mural and white walls, opens directly onto the Dartmouth College Green. It offers an inviting space where people can meet and where performances and other events can take place. Perhaps most importantly, it sets the tone for all that is new about the Hood, which reopened on January 26 after major renovation and expansion. The new museum, adding to the original 1985 Charles Moore building, is designed to bring together Dartmouth’s academic and research activities while emphasizing the college’s vast art collection, one of the largest of its kind in the country with over 65,000 works representing a variety … [Read more...] about A PLACE FOR ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT: EXPANSION ALLOWS THE HOOD SPACE FOR DIALOGUE
