THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Ornithology Department - Audubon Hall Restoration

Location: New York, NY
Size: 3,100 square feet
Project Type: Historical Preservation

Audubon Hall reopened in early 2007 as part of Jeffrey Berman Architect’s multi-phase modernization project of the American Museum of Natural History’s Ornithology Department. A tribute to 19th-century ornithologist and wildlife artist, John James Audubon, Audubon Hall was closed to the public shortly after the Second World War. The Museum selected Jeffrey Berman Architect to restore Audubon Hall to its original splendor. 

Coordinating with a range of specialty consultants, the modernization project still respected the Hall’s unique historical characteristics. The firm installed new lighting, acoustic, and audiovisual features, and established academic office space for curators with a state of the art temperature and humidity-controlled storage space for the Department’s collections.