National Veterans Memorial and Museum Designed by Allied Works to Open This Month
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National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) is the first national institution dedicated to honoring US veterans and celebrate their service. The museum, designed by Allied Works Architecture, will open its doors to the public on October 27.Located in downtow
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Designed by Allied Works to Open This Month
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) is the first national institution dedicated to honoring US veterans and celebrate their service. The museum, designed by Allied Works Architecture, will open its doors to the public on October 27.Located in downtown Columbus, Ohio, NVMM has been designed as a civic and cultural institution that seeks to interweave the role of veterans and the act of service within a broader national context.“It has been an immense privilege to help realize the vision of late Senator John Glenn in the creation of our country’s first museum dedicated to service,” said Brad Cloepfil, founding principal of Allied Works. “Our design for the museum and memorial helps to articulate the intention of this new institution through its very form, transforming the land itself into a monument to service and into a community gathering place fostering conversation and commemoration.”“The National Veterans Memorial and Museum will be a crucial touchpoint for the nation through its mission to honor, connect, inspire, and educate visitors about the service and sacrifice of Veterans,” said Lieutenant General Michael Ferriter, US Army (retired), who serves as President and CEO of the NVMM. “When Veterans return home, they join communities as innovative leaders and team plans who want to accomplish the next mission. In its design and program, the NVMM seeks to inspire reflection and remembrance, catalyze nostalgia into action, and amplify civic participation.”Through commemorative and civic events along with a full program of installations and exhibitions, the NVMM will offer a glimpse of American military service around the world. “Designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the exhibits provide a thematic look at the experience of transitioning from a civilian, to a member of the armed services, to a veteran re-entering civilian life, as they carve a chronological and thematic path of key historic moments in American history. The galleries lead to a double-height, Service and Citizenship Gallery, which reflects one of the foundational pillars of the institution ‘to inspire visitors to serve their community and nation,’” as stated in a press announcement.Guy V. Worley, president and CEO of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC), the organization responsible for managing the NVMM project, said: “With almost 21 million Veterans alive today, the NVMM will serve as a civic landmark to honor, connect, inspire, and educate visitors and Americans about the service and sacrifice of the country’s Veterans and their families.”Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the NVMM.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
