Nelson-Atkins Museum Files for MPD

On September 30th, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ("NAMA") filed for a Master Plan District ("MPD") with the City.  If approved, an MPD would remove the current zoning of the area, and replace it with the MPD.  All subsequent changes to the MPD would be made administratively, or by review of the City Plan Commission, and City Council.  

After reviewing the filing, meeting with NAMA representatives to review the filing, and informing NAMA of our concerns, SNA board members submitted comments for consideration by KCMO Planning and Zoning as they evaluate the filing.

The letter from SNA to KCMO Planning and Zoning Department is below: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2tJ4onxLa_yR2Ixd3hqMVoxZWs/view?usp=sharing

The NAMA filing to KCMO Planning and Zoning Department is below: 

http://www.nelson-atkins.org/about-us/master-plan-district/?utm_source=NA&utm_medium=HP&utm_content=update10.3&utm_campaign=CMP

Road Closure On Rockhill

News from the Nelson-Atkins:

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is achieving another key milestone in the Bloch Galleries renovation project with the installation of a new rooftop air handling unit. On Monday, June 13, the museum will place this unit on the eastern portion of the roof of the Nelson Building via crane hoist from Rockhill Road. During this time, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the southbound lane of Rockhill Road will be closed to accommodate the crane. The northbound lane will remain unaffected.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue this major project. As a reminder, we will open these new galleries in March 2017 and look forward to seeing you at the museum.

Updates from the Nelson Atkins Museum

Two updates from the Nelson-Atkins:

First, we are expecting a large crowd of visitors this Sunday, April 3, for Passport to India. Please know that a shuttle will run from the Kauffman Foundation and Gardens throughout the day, and we encourage visitors to park in those lots. Please join us for the event!

Second, the vibrant sculptures by Philip Haas, Four Seasons, which have been in place on the south lawn of the museum for four seasons, are scheduled to be deinstalled this month. We wanted you to be aware, because this will involve heavy equipment and the closure of one lane of Oak Street for one week. Here is the expected schedule:

Monday, April 11: Offloading crating materials from the circle drive off Oak Street.

Friday, April 15: Delivery of equipment, including a spydercrane, crawler boom lift, telehandler and forklift.

Sunday, April 17: Local traffic control firm Gun-Ko will consolidate northbound traffic on Oak Street to a single lane; 95% of curbside northbound lane between Cleaver II and the museum West Lot will be closed to traffic including school buses. The closed lane will be needed for the transfer of sculpture components via fork lift to the West Lot for crating, transfer and staging of packed crates south along the curb, and eventual loading of four full-length tractor-trailers.

Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22: Deinstallation takes place, with no visitor/public access to the South Terrace. We anticipate this to require five days, through Friday, April 22. Oak Street traffic should return to normal by Saturday, April 23.

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Nelson gallery renovation requires road closure

A note from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: 

Dear neighbors,

The major transformation of our European galleries continues at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and we are excited that the interior demolition stage is nearly complete. Now it is time for rebuilding, starting with a cement pour for a new floor. We ask for your patience, as this step will involve closing 45^th Street between Oak Street and Rockhill Road during the week of February 15 through 18. The cement mixing truck will actually sit on 45^th Street during the process. Why? The paved, U-shaped drive on the north side of the museum, which is above the underground parking garage, was designed to support the weight of school buses and fire trucks, but not cement mixers.

Residents on 45^th Street will have access to their driveways, and they are asked to please take directions from workers on site. The museum’s U-drive and the street-level entrance to the Bloch Building will be closed during this week.

The construction project involves the interior transformation of galleries on the first floor of the Nelson-Atkins Building, as the museum integrates the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection into the existing collection. These  Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces are a remarkable gift to the Nelson-Atkins from the Bloch family. The new galleries will open in Spring 2017, and we will celebrate in a big way. We hope you’ll join us!

All best,

Toni Wood

Director, Marketing and Communications

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

4525 Oak St.

Kansas City, MO  64111

nelson-atkins.org

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