Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Posted by Kerri Galgano on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 @ 09:12 AM
The
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the first of its kind to honor a 19
th-century president, is a 200,000 square foot complex covering a two square block area in downtown Springfield, Illinois. The Library and Museum complex consists of three primary areas; The Presidential Center Gateway at Union Station, The Presidential Museum and The Presidential Library.
The Presidential Center Gateway at Union Station is a century-old railroad station in downtown Springfield that was adapted as the tourist friendly "gateway" to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as well as to other local Lincoln attractions.
The Museum is a state-of-the-art facility that has many Lincoln items on permanent display, in a way that is designed to be a personal, experiential reality, for the very first time. The permanent exhibit galleries depict Abraham Lincoln's beginnings from Kentucky to an Indiana cabin to his end at Ford's Theater. Visitors can also view a reproduction of the House Chamber in the Old State Capitol and view Lincoln's flag-draped casket. The Museum also houses a 250-seat multi-stage and screen presentation and a holographic theater, which brings Lincoln documents and artifacts to life.
The Library is the world's premier center for Lincoln research and an important addition to the culture of every American. Documents to be displayed include the 13th Amendment; Lincoln's handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address, and the Emancipation Proclamation.
The lighting specifications for this project required fixtures that would provide conservation to the museum artifacts; maintain a clean and visually quiet appearance; and provide a flexible lighting system that would be easy to use and maintain.
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK) served as the primary architect and exhibit designer on this project as well as providing lighting specifications. HOK is one of the world's most prominent and influential design firms and a global provider of design and project delivery services with 1,600 professionals linked across a network of offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
BRC Imagination Arts, also an exhibit designer on this project, has built a reputation as one of the most creative experience design companies in the world, and is re-inventing the way museums and other destinations educate, entertain and inspire visitors of all ages.
Yeager Design, LLC, contracted for exhibit lighting on the project, is a fully integrated lighting design firm offering consulting, design support, and installation supervision to clients in the entertainment, architectural and themed attraction business.
Lighting Services Inc was very proud to be part of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. To view the lighting fixtures installed, please click here.