Studio Gang

Studio Gang’s design extends the edges of the Nelson-Atkins building with vibrant thresholds that merge the museum with the Sculpture Park and invite visitors into closer relationship with art and each other. Uniting inside and outside, the new architecture embodies the creative energy of connecting across differences.

Wherever visitors arrive, they're immediately greeted with lively activity, transparency, and amenities that encourage them to stay and discover more. Accessible, inviting entrances extend inside to become convenient internal connections.

At the south, the Art Bluff wing hosts the museum’s new exhibition, education, and social spaces. Its topographic design negotiates the site's slope and bridges the different levels of the existing museum, helping people of all abilities easily get where they want to go. At the north, landscape enhancements and a café enliven the plaza, and the museum’s original entrance is reopened as a fully accessible front door.