UTICA, N.Y. — Munson will celebrate its completed landscape project along Genesee Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 18. The project is one of the largest included in Utica’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from the state.
“The Munson Genesee Street project transformed a barren and concrete-heavy landscape to a welcoming, park-like setting with trees, gardens, and community spaces,” Munson President/CEO Anna D’Ambrosio said in an announcement for the event. “It will create an accessible front entrance to the Museum of Art, a beautiful setting for events, and will recapture the essential neighborhood environment lost over the last few decades.”
Munson worked with Steele Landscaping Architecture on the project that restores Philip Johnson’s original vision for the museum. The original project, totaling $819,000, included the creation of a 49,000-square-foot community-access contemporary park. Thanks to additional support from a number of individuals and organizations, Munson was able to expand the project to include an ADA-accessible Genesee Street entrance to the museum featuring a paved garden path and welcoming plaza.
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As part of the project, the museum’s sculpture “Three Arches” by Alexander Calder was restored with funding through the Greater Hudson Heritage Network and restored to the museum’s front lawn.
Located at 310 Genesee St., Munson is a fine-arts organization that includes the Museum of Art and Pratt Munson College of Art and Design.
