Overview

First Floor Entry and Galleries

Fourth Floor Galleries

Meet the Presidents Gallery

The Auditorium renovation at the New-York Historical Society was a prominent facet of the overall institutional transformation of the Society that PBDW undertook with the institution in 2005.

To allow the Society to expand their programming and event capabilities, we renovated their existing auditorium by reconfiguring the seating, enlarging the stage, and adding a balcony to increase seating capacity. The previous neoclassical space had become outdated and did not meet the programming needs of the new vision for the museum. The new design features excellent sightlines from every seat, new lighting, and updated finishes. In addition, state-of-the art lighting, acoustics equipment, AV equipment, and an 80-foot wide projection screen make the auditorium an ideal setting for a variety of public and private functions.

Architect: PBDW Architects (Scott Duenow, Brigitte Cook)

Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates Structural Engineers, DPC

MEP Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber, LLC

Lighting Designer: Vortex Lighting

Acoustical Consultant: Jaffe Holden

Theater Design Consultant: David Sirola, Donna Lawrence Productions

Code Consultant: Design 2147, Ltd.

Cost Estimator: Faithful+Gould

Photographer: Jonathan Wallen

New York Landmarks Conservancy: Lucy G. Moses Award, 2011

AIA New York Chapter: Design Award, 2013