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Committee advances gallery lighting and marble‑floor extension to protect collections and improve exhibits
Summary
Plan One Architects and capital staff presented 95% design for gallery lighting, expanded marble flooring, new picture rails, and a staffed break room; museum staff urged dimmable track lighting and lower lux to permit loans of original works, and the committee agreed to finalize documents for bidding.
Brent Morgan, vice president of Plan One Architects, refreshed the subcommittee on the capital extension gallery scope: replace fixed wall washers with movable/dimmable track lighting, extend marble flooring to create cohesive circulation, add picture rails to expand hanging capacity, remove chair rails to allow larger works, and convert an existing storage area into a staffed break room.
“I'm Brent Morgan. I'm vice president of Plan One Architects and I manage our Cheyenne office,” Morgan said as he described the 95% documents and asked the committee to submit comments within a week so the team could move the package to final bid documents.
Nathan (capital/museum staff) described concerns for loaned artworks and archival materials: measured light levels in the gallery were high and, without improved control and dimming, some institutions would not lend originals. He said track lighting with dimming will permit a wider range of loans and protect sensitive collections. Nathan also summarized immediate exhibit work underway (stage vault LEDs and track lighting adjustments) and noted timelines for upcoming exhibits and receptions.
The committee discussed governance: while auditorium lighting and some audiovisual questions fall outside the current package, members agreed a joint governance group (the subcommittee in its future statutory role) would be the right forum for multi‑agency decisions on broader lighting and AV questions.
Planning staff also updated the committee on the 250th Capital Complex celebration schedule and outreach: events and self‑guided tours are planned, with attendance estimates discussed in the meeting ranging from roughly 5,000 to 12,000 visitors across the day; the capital’s first‑floor exhibits and civic lab will be prominent features during the celebration.
Next steps: committee members were asked to provide comments on the 95% documents within a week so staff can finalize bid packages and move forward as part of the overall project sequence.
