The Prince George’s African American Museum & Culture Center (PGAAMCC) will be located on a 2.5 acre site along Route 1 in North Brentwood, Maryland (just outside of Washington D.C.) in the Gateway Arts District. It is slated to be a landmark building and a major tourist destination for the county. The 76,000-square-foot facility is anticipated to hold 34,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibit space, a 200-seat auditorium, community meeting rooms, classrooms, and a museum store. more

The Prince George’s African American Museum & Culture Center (PGAAMCC) will be located on a 2.5 acre site along Route 1 in North Brentwood, Maryland (just outside of Washington D.C.) in the Gateway Arts District. It is slated to be a landmark building and a major tourist destination in the County. The 76,000 square foot facility is anticipated to hold 34,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibit space, a 200 seat auditorium, community meeting rooms, classrooms, and museum store. back

Credits

SCHEDULE
Commission 2009
Projected completion, 2013
SIZE
76,000 sq. feet
BUDGET
$24,000,000
CLIENT
Prince George’s African American Museum & Culture Center at North Brentwood, Inc.
TEAM
Lead Designer: Bernard Tschumi. Key Personnel: Kim Starr, Chris Lee, Mitch McEwen, Joel Rutten, Nefeli Chatzimina, Ciro Miguel, Frank Chen, Athanasios Manis, Taylor Burgess, John Eastridge, Lexi Tsien-Shiang.
Associate Architect: Ron Lipford (Arel Architects).
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Program: Cultural, Educational, Museum, Performance, Public Buildings