Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Oakland Museum Renovation Project


Tommy Guerrero performing in front of Barry McGee's piece inside the new and improved Art galleries on opening weekend.
The fabulous new totem at the corner of 10th and Oak Streets in Oakland.

The new donor signage in the interior stairwell. Installed by Thomas Swan Co.


Temporary Art installation by Oakland artist Chris Kubick.

More Walter Hood projects @ the OMCA


Lots and lots of Mexican pebbles from American Soil and Stone.....7 tons shown here.

Foam reproductions of garden sculptures from the Katsura Imperial gardens in Japan and the Alhambra gardens in Spain hang inside of the resting bays outside of the History galleries.

"Canned Spinach" @ the OMCA by Walter Hood Studio

A 53' Semi from Nebraska carrying all of our tanks for the "Canned Spinach" project.

Nice garden view with new native grasses planted outside of the History galleries by Brendan Leathem of the Kestrel Group.

View of the new Oak St. entrance on April 29th at the Members/Insiders opening.