Agenda Date: 05/20/2025
Subject:
Title
Resolution 55-2025: Approving a contract with Studio Tectonic LLC for the design phase of the revisioning and expansion of the History Gallery in the Littleton Museum
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Tim Nimz, Museum Director
Becky Kosma, Deputy Museum Director
Presentations:
Seth Frankel, Principal-Studio Tectonic
PURPOSE:
The Littleton Museum is seeking to undergo the first revisioning and expansion of the History Gallery in 22 years. Having completed the concept master plan, the Museum wishes to engage Studio Tectonic LLC for the design phase of the gallery project. Per Section 1-15-62 of the Littleton Municipal Code, City Council approval is a condition precedent to the approval of an agreement in which the total value of the agreement is over $500,000.00.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Vibrant Community with a Rich Culture
DISCUSSION:
In 2005, the Museum opened a newly constructed building with exhibition space that increased from 2,000 square feet to 8,000 square feet. The designated space was divided into three separate galleries. While the largest of the galleries has remained mostly unchanged as the "permanent exhibit" or "History Gallery", the city has developed and installed more frequently changing exhibits in the other two spaces for many years. The History Gallery has not had a complete remaking in the more than 20 years the exhibit has been open. Due to the wear and tear of use by the Museum's large number of visitors and the lack of updating, the exhibit now appears worn and outdated. As it passes two decades on display, the History Gallery requires a comprehensive remodel to address the significant wear and tear, outdated content, displays, lighting, graphics, and technology, and because it no longer meets the current standards for comprehensive storytelling and experiential learning.
In 2022, the Museum conducted internal and external surveys and completed a grant-fund...
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