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32 Quincy Street
32 Quincy Street

32 Quincy Street

Address32, Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number455
Alternate Names Fogg Museum, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum
Building Root Number 00091
Designer (Renewal)
Architect (Renewal)
Architect (Original)
Land Acquired 1924
Constructed 1927
Building Acquired 1927
Renewed 2014
StatusActive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical NotesThe Fogg Art Museum, constructed in 1927, was designed as a joint teaching facility and art museum, the first built structure for training art scholars, museum professionals and conservators.

In 1932, the Naumburg Room was added, followed by a library expansion in 1967, and in 1992, the addition of Werner Otto Hall. All three additions were later demolished.

In 2008 the Fogg underwent a six year renovation project designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The design preserved the museum's original facility while expanding space for classrooms, gallery space and conservation labs. A project in 2014 updated heating and cooling systems, expanding exhibition space.

The museum's central atrium is called the Calderwood Courtyard.

The museum houses Harvard's Fogg, Sackler, and Busch-Reisinger art collections.
Additional Information
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Orcutt, Kimberly A. "Personal collecting meets institutional vision: The origins of Harvard's Fogg Art Museum." Journal of the HIstory of Collections vol. 18 no. 2 (2006) pp. 267-284
Weiss-Meyer, Amy L. "Lifting the Fogg." The Harvard Crimson, 28 Mar. 2012, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/3/28/fogg-construction-renzo-piano/.
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Cobb, Emma C. "After Lengthy Wait, Harvard Art Museums Will Open Renovated Building in November." The Harvard Crimson, 11 Mar. 2014, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/3/11/art-museum-renovations-open/.
Das, Indrani G. and Steinman, Jill E. "Pomp Marks Student Opening of Renovated Harvard Art Museums." The Harvard Crimson, 7 Nov. 2014, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/11/7/harvard-art-museums-open/.
"Fogg Museum Will Build Addition in 1932 to House Naumburg Art Collection." The Harvard Crimson, 21 Nov. 1931, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1931/11/21/fogg-museum-will-build-addition-in/.
Jain, Radhika and Wu, Kevin J. "Renovation of Art Museum Moves Forward." The Harvard Crimson, 19 Sept. 2012, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/19/art-museum-renovation-2014/.
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Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
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“Unleashing Harvard’s Art Museums.” Harvard Magazine, vol. 117, no. 2, Nov-Dec. 2014, pp. 18–23.
Campbell, Robert. “Harvard Art Museums Renovation Brings Mixed Results: Constrained by a Small Site for Museum Expansion, Architect Renzo Piano Gets a Mixed Result.” Boston Globe, 14 Nov. 2014, p. G.7.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
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Hynek, Julia J. “Harvard Art Museums and Jefferson Park Apartments Win Architecture Awards.” The Harvard Crimson, 15 Feb. 2022, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/2/15/cambridge-complexes-architecture-awards/.
Harvard University. Planning Office. Architectural Services Division. Fogg Art Museum Skylight Study, 1978. Fine Arts Library call number GEN 47 C17ffq.
Bach, Richard F. “The Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University.” Architectural Record, vol. 61, no. 6, 1927, pp. 465–77, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1927-06.pdf.
Levinson, Nancy. “Art and Science Find an Uncommon Meeting Ground at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at Harvard.” Architectural Record, 1997, pp. 103–05, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1997-09-I.pdf.
Heskel, Julia. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott: Past to Present. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, 1999.
Piano, Renzo. “Architectural Models by Renzo Piano Workshop.” Frances Loeb Library, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1986. National Register Information System ID: 86001282
2022 winner of the Boston Society of Architects Harleston Parker Award.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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