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Hello and Welcome to the 20th annual Building Museums™ Symposium located at the “Gateway to the West:”

On behalf of the Mid Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) Board and the Building Museums™ Planning Committees, we are excited to welcome you to St. Louis, MO for the 2025 Building Museums™ Symposium. Enjoy the Symposium!

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CST
This session will provide a focused discussion of successful management and monitoring of construction vibrations during renovations and additions to collections-based museums. Two case studies of museum expansions will be presented as real-world examples, along with lessons learned, challenges, and triumphs. Effective yet practical protection of collections from construction vibrations is a critical component of the design and pre-construction phase, the museum’s advance planning, and the contractor’s execution of the project.

Current best practices that museums worldwide are using for vibration control will be summarized. Attendees who will benefit from this session include museum staff, particularly conservation, registration, facilities; design architects and engineers; construction managers and general contractors; and exhibition production teams. Attendees will come away with strategies for how to evaluate, plan for, and successfully mitigate vibration risks to museum buildings and collections during a construction project.

Learning Objectives 
  1. Understand the fundamentals of vibrations and how they can affect people, buildings, and museum collections (artworks/artifacts).
  2. Identify potential vibration risks for museum buildings/collections.
  3. Examine how to plan for, measure and monitor vibrations during construction activities.
  4. Incorporate vibration control best practices into the design and pre-construction phase of projects.
  5. Explore how to mitigate risk of potential vibration-related damage to museums and collections by strategic planning and vibration monitoring during construction activities.
AIA Continuing Education Course Number, BMS2025-34
Moderators
avatar for Sara Urizar

Sara Urizar

Associate, SmithGroup
Sara is part of SmithGroup’s Midwest Cultural Studio where she leads integrated design teams in delivering projects for cultural institutions. Before joining SmithGroup, she spent 14 years on the operations team at The Art Institute of Chicago and two years in museum construction... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Arne Johnson

Arne Johnson

Structural Engineer, WJE
Arne has 35 years of structural engineering experience at WJE focusing on forensic evaluation, testing/monitoring, and repair of structures of all types, especially for museums and cultural heritage institutions. He has practiced and published widely in the management of vibrations... Read More →
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Bridget Bush

Senior Project Manager, Accenture
Bridget has 21 years of experience in art museum planning, design, and construction. She has worked with the Art Institute of Chicago, Speed Art Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, Clark Art Institute, Chicago Children’s Museum, and the Joslyn Art Museum on masterplan, renovation, and... Read More →
avatar for Charlotte Seifen Ameringer

Charlotte Seifen Ameringer

Chief Conservator, Portland Art Museum
Charlotte has 25 years of experience as a painting conservator at large and medium-sized museums. She is currently the Chief Conservator at the Portland Art Museum. Before joining PAM, Charlotte worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and... Read More →
Thursday March 6, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CST
Grand H, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut St, St. Louis, MO 63102, USA

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