With FXCollaborative as architect and ESI Design in charge of exhibition design, the new museum will be accessible to more of the Statue of Liberty's estimated 4.3 million visitors annually. Last month, the Statue of Liberty Museum-Ellis Island Foundation launched a fundraising campaign that would help the construction of the new 2416 square-meter space reach completion.
The museum's defining gesture is the lifting of the park itself, which creates a new, naturalized habitat in place of a traditional building.
While the Statue of Liberty remains New York's most iconic monument, the museum housed in its base had long proved inadequate for the thousands who visit each day. The new Statue of Liberty Museum, envisioned as an extension of the island's landscape in Liberty Park, will be accessible to millions of new visitors without restrictive security clearances. Its angular forms and spaces are shaped by expansive views and the irregularity of the water's edge. Materials native to the Island and used in the original construction of the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood, including granite, bronze, plaster, and a variety of native vegetation, enrich the interior and exterior spaces. The biggest addition to Liberty Island since the Statue itself, the museum will help convey the history and inspiring message of Lady Liberty to a new generation of visitors.
While the Statue of Liberty remains New York's most iconic monument, the museum housed in its base had long proved inadequate for the thousands who visit each day. The new Statue of Liberty Museum, envisioned as an extension of the island's landscape in Liberty Park, will be accessible to millions of new visitors without restrictive security clearances. Its angular forms and spaces are shaped by expansive views and the irregularity of the water's edge. Materials native to the Island and used in the original construction of the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood, including granite, bronze, plaster, and a variety of native vegetation, enrich the interior and exterior spaces. The biggest addition to Liberty Island since the Statue itself, the museum will help convey the history and inspiring message of Lady Liberty to a new generation of visitors.
